Essays about: "Christian Petzold"

Found 2 essays containing the words Christian Petzold.

  1. 1. The Framing of Evil in Oppressive Systems : Barbara, Phoenix, and Transit by Christian Petzold

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Anna Aschenbrenner; [2022]
    Keywords : Evil; oppressive system; Christian Petzold; Barbara; Phoenix; Transit; Hannah Arendt; Banality of Evil;

    Abstract : The present study aims to create a deeper understanding of the cinematic representation of “evil”. Therefore, a special focus lies on contemporary historical fiction films whose stories are set in totalitarian systems with direct or indirect references to German history. READ MORE

  2. 2. The home as a foreign place in film : A case study of The Foster Boy (Der Verdingbub, Markus imboden, 2011), Undine (Undine, Christian Petzold, 2020) and Synonyms (Synonymes, Nadav Lapid, 2019)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Vera Bühl; [2022]
    Keywords : home; foreign; diaspora; exile; nomadism; identity; homelessness; rootlessness; Heimat;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the home as a foreign place in the three films The Foster Boy (Der Verdingbub, Markus Imboden, 2011), Undine (Undine, Christian Petzold, 2020) and Synonyms (Synonymes, Nadav Lapid, 2019). The theoretical framework draws on the concepts of Heimat and home as well as on aspects of diaspora, exile and nomadism, which are combined in a conceptualisation to which I refer to as ‘the foreign home’. READ MORE