The Concise Cinegraph: encyclopaedia of German cinema
by
Hans-Michael Bock; Tim Bergfelder
ISBN: 9781571816559
Publication Date: 2009-08-15
Offers a representative historical overview through bio-filmographical entries on the main protagonists, from the beginnings to the present day. Included are directors and actors, writers and cameramen, composers and production designers, film theorists and critics, producers and distributors, inventors and manufacturers. An appendix includes short introductory essays on specific periods and movements, such as Early Film, Weimar, Nazi Cinema, DEFA, New German Cinema, and German film since unification, as well as on cinematic developments in Austria and Switzerland.