Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films, with a Teaching Guide

ISBN-13: 9781476684161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 488 str.

Rich Brownstein

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Acknowledgments
Foreword by Tim Blake Nelson
Foreword by Walter Reich
Foreword by Michael Berenbaum and Edward Jacobs
Foreword by David Zucker
Author's Preface and Introduction
1. Narrative Holocaust Film Basics
Defining Narrative Film  13
Defining Holocaust Film  15
Creating a Definitive Holocaust Film List  16
Grouping Holocaust Films: The "4+1 Genre" System  19
­Non-Holocaust Films: Shorts, Television Episodes, Documentaries and Miniseries  28
2. Stats and Eras
Holocaust Film Stats  32
Four Eras of Holocaust Film  43
3. Surprising Holocaust Film Traits
Fiction vs. ­Non-Fiction  55
­Non-American Holocaust Film Production  60
American Guilt  70
God, the Holocaust and Holocaust Exploitation  73
4. The Unavoidables: Elie Wiesel, Anne Frank, Oskar Schindler and Oscar Bait
Elie Wiesel: The Elephant in the Room  79
Anne Frank: A Microcosm of Holocaust Film  83
The Black Hole of Holocaust Films: Schindler's List (1993) & Friends  96
Oscar Bait  107
5. A Practical History of Holocaust Filmmaking in Hollywood
6. The Greatest Narrative Holocaust Film Ever Made
7. Roman Polanski and The Pianist (2002)
8. Holocaust Film Curriculum Planning: The "SOFTA" System
Students  158
Objectives  165
­Follow-Up  168
Time  173
Administrative  175
Summary  176
9. Recommended Holocaust Films
The 52 Best Holocaust Films  181
The Very Best Holocaust Films  275
Epilogue: Eva.Stories and Holocaust Film Trends
Appendix I: List of Holocaust Films
Appendix II: ­Non-Holocaust Films Often Miscategorized as Holocaust Films
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index