Introduction -- Mapping identity -- Heimat stories : east meets west -- Lost landscapes -- At the back of beyond : Heimat east -- Berlin : disorientation/reorientation -- Good bye, Ostalgie? -- Conclusion
Summary
" ... contains useful and nuanced readings of the best-known films dealing with themes related to unification, as well as highlighting some equally interesting lesser-known works, in order to provide a rounded picture of German cinema's engagement with these issues in the past 17 years. I am not aware of any other publication that covers such a range of material and this in itself makes the book a valuable contribution to the field." * David Clarke, University of Bath "This is an extremely rich study of the representation of east German identity and the former GDR in post-unificat
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index