Mennel, Barbara
Mädchen in Uniform (BFI Film Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781839024177
- author:
- Mennel, Barbara
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- British Film Institute
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 19 x 13.7 x 0.6 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Professional & Vocational, Arts & Photography, Performing Arts,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Mädchen in Uniform is a landmark film that explores women's agency and desire, first released in 1931. Adapted from Christa Winsloe's play, the story follows Manuela, an orphan at a boarding school for impoverished Prussian nobility, as she navigates her feelings for her female teacher.
Barbara Mennel's study firmly establishes Mädchen in the Weimar cinema canon, contextualising the film within 1920s theories of sexuality and modernist cinema conventions. The book also examines the international success of the film and the extensive censorship battles that surrounded it, particularly during the Nazi regime.
Mennel's analysis highlights the film's unique transnational history, shaped by the exile of its makers, and its enduring impact on contemporary audiences. By exploring remakes throughout the 20th and 21st century, Mennel underscores the film's timeless relevance.
Related Products
Related Products
Detour (BFI Film Classics) (BFI Film Classics)
Isenberg, Noah
If.... (BFI Film Classics)
Sinker, Mark
Xala (BFI Film Classics)
Williams, James S.
The Godfather (BFI Film Classics)
Lewis, Jon
Kes (BFI Film Classics)
Forrest, David