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The lost honour of Katharina Blum (Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum)

Title

The lost honour of Katharina Blum (Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum) / by Julian Preece.

Author

Preece, Julian

Publication

London ; New York : BFI, 2022.
©2022

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Description

104 pages : illustrations (color); 19 cm.

Summary

"Upon its release, Margarethe von Trotta and Volker Schlöndorff's The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975) was a pivotal film for the New German Cinema movement. Released in the same year that members of the Baader-Meinhof gang went on trial for their politically-motivated crimes against corporate Germany, the film portrayed a female lead who, facing unjust persecution by the police and the media, resorts to lethal violence. Julian Preece's study considers what makes Katharina Blum new and radical, a turning point in numerous contexts, especially with respect to women's cinema and the portrayal of the female lead. Drawing on archival material including drafts of the screenplay, brochures and props, reviews and interviews, Preece traces the conception of the film and its development from the original short novel authored by Heinrich Böll, considering the differing contributions of the co-directors von Trotta and Schlöndorff. First-hand accounts by members of the cast and production team, including cinematographer Jost Vacano, producer Eberhard von Junkersdorf, and actors Angela Winkler and Mario Adorf, provide unique insight into the film's production. Inspiring numerous spin-offs throughout the 2000s, the film's themes continue to resonate with our contemporary moment, particularly in its depiction of a young woman's ordeal in a world run by men. Through an analysis of these adaptations (the most recent from 2014) Preece depicts the film's lasting influence, while also highlighting what makes the original film distinctive"--

Series Statement

BFI film classics

Uniform Title

BFI film classics.

Alternative Title

Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Film adaptations.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104).
Includes filmography.

Contents

A pivotal film for new German cinema -- Political context in post-68 West Germany -- Heinrich Böll's novel, or how violence develops and where it can lead -- Words or guns? Katharina Blum's struggle for articulacy -- Influence and afterlives.

Call Number

MFLP (Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum) 22-3859

ISBN

9781839024375
1839024372

LCCN

2021022819

OCLC

1263249837

Author

Preece, Julian, author.

Title

The lost honour of Katharina Blum (Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum) / by Julian Preece.

Publisher

London ; New York : BFI, 2022.

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

BFI film classics

BFI film classics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104).

Includes filmography.

Other Form:

Online version: Preece, Julian. Lost honour of Katharina Blum London : BFI, 2022 9781839024399 (DLC) 2021022820

Research Call Number

MFLP (Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum) 22-3859

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