{"product_id":"the-lost-honour-of-katharina-blum-paperback","title":"The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Preece\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brisk [and] forceful.\" \u003ci\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lucidly argued.\" \u003ci\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargarethe von Trotta and Volker Schlöndorff's \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Honour of Katharina Blum\u003c\/i\u003e (1975) was a pivotal film for the New German Cinema movement. Julian Preece considers what makes \u003ci\u003eKatharina Blum\u003c\/i\u003e new and radical, in particular in respect of women's cinema and its portrayal of the ordeal of its female lead in a world run by men. 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 Heinrich Böll's original novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreece analyses how the film continues to resonate with our contemporary moment and has influenced film-makers from the German-Turkish director Fatih Akin to the British screenwriter Peter Morgan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Preece\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of German at Swansea University, UK. His articles have featured in \u003ci\u003eThe German Monitor, German Life and Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMonatshefte\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eGünter Grass\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eBaader-Meinhof and the Novel: Narratives of the Nation\/Fantasies of the Revolution, 1970-2010 \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), and \u003ci\u003eOut of the Shadows of a Husband: The Rediscovered Writings of Veza Canetti\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 8.36 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766669869344,"sku":"9781839024375","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15d17659d043a602cd7f9afe538ece01.webp?v=1780296537","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-honour-of-katharina-blum-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}