The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (Die verlorene Ehre der Kat... - 9781839024375

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum)Author(s): Julian Preece\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: BFI Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781839024375, 978-1839024375\nSynopsis\nBrisk [and] forceful. Sight & Sound\n\""Lucidly argued. Total Film\n\nMargarethe von Trotta and Volker Schlndorffs The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum [tel] was a pivotal film for the New German Cinema movement. Julian Preece considers what makes Katharina Blum new and radical, in particular in respect of womens 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 Blls original novel.\n\nPreece analyses how the film continues to resonate with our contemporary moment and has influenced film-makers from the German-Turkish director Fa.