Sunday, January 25, 2009

Fall 2008: Filming Fascism

This semester's series was organized to coordinate with GERST 6030: The Literature of Fascism and Anti-Fascism. Course description here for those interested.

* September 2: Der heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain) Dir. Arnold Fanck; Starring: Leni Riefenstahl; Germany (1926)

* September 23: Hitler Junge Quex (Hitler Youth Quex) Dir. H. Steinhoff; Starring: Heinrich George; Germany (1933)

* October 7: Jud Süss (Jew Süss) Dir. Veit Harlan; Starring: Ferdinand Marian & Kristina Söderbaum; Germany (1940)

* October 21: La Habañera; Dir. Detlef Sierck (Douglas Sirk); Starring: Zarah Leander & Ferdinand Marian; Germany (1937)

* November 11: To Be or Not to Be; Dir. Ernst Lubitsch; Starring: Carole Lombard & Jack Benny; USA (1942)

* December 2: Der Untergang (The Downfall) Dir. O. Hirschbiegel; Starring: Bruno Ganz; Germany (2004)

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