Toni Erdmann by Professor Gerd Gem?nden (English) Paperback Book

Description: Toni Erdmann by Professor Gerd GemÜnden, Gerd GemÜnden The first in-depth analysis of Maren Ades acclaimed contemporary classic, a generational tug-of-war about the meaning of life, work, and death. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The first in-depth analysis of Maren Ades acclaimed contemporary classic, a generational tug-of-war about the meaning of life, work, and death.Maren Ades tragicomedy Toni Erdmann, a 2016 Cannes sensation and Oscar nominee, is an internationally acclaimed classic of recent German cinema. By turns hilarious, cringeworthy, and heart-wrenching, the film revolves around Winfried, a retired music teacher and prankster trying to rebuild a relationship with his daughter Ines, a high-powered business consultant based in Bucharest. At its center, this unpredictable scenario pits one type of performance - Iness efforts to meet the unyielding expectations of the new economy - against another - Winfrieds anarchic role-play meant to disrupt the standardization of life. This book, the first in-depth analysis of the film, explores the many layers of this generational tug-of-war about the meaning of life, work, and death. Employing Ades trademark minimalist style, the film deftly comments on the precarity of life; the gendering of labor in the new economy; the re-definition of feminism by the children of the generation of 1968; and reconfigured East-West relations in post-Wall Europe. Lastly, in light of Ades artisanal mode of filmmaking, in which she regularly assumes the role of writer, director, and producer, Toni Erdmann becomes a highly self-reflexive comment on the neoliberal dictates of global art cinema. Author Biography Gerd GemÜnden is Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities at Dartmouth College; Professor of Film and Media Studies; German Studies; and Comparative Literature. He is co-series editor of German Film Classics and the larger series Screen Cultures. Table of Contents A Question of PerformanceA Cannes SensationLearning from Andy Kaufman"I Like Countries with a Middle Class"The End(s) of Sleep"What do you mean by happy?""Merkel Kino?"CreditsNotes Details ISBN164014109X Series Camden House German Film Classics Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 164014109X ISBN-13 9781640141094 Format Paperback Series Number 7 Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint Camden House Inc Place of Publication Columbia, MD Country of Publication United States Pages 96 Publication Date 2021-09-15 UK Release Date 2021-09-15 AU Release Date 2021-09-15 NZ Release Date 2021-09-15 US Release Date 2021-09-15 Illustrations 34 colour illus. Author Gerd GemÜnden Alternative 9781800103122 DEWEY 791.4372 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161791465;

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