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Close-ups of human faces and hands, shots that are anchored around human individuals, with landscapes or cityscapes only present in so far as they represent the environment in which these individuals live and act, a camera that moves and breathes with human bodies, scenes defined by the actions and interactions of the characters, narratives of human despair and resilience, broken relationships and offers of trust – without wanting to delimit the multifaceted oeuvre of Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, these prominent aesthetic and narrative elements of their films underline one central theme across their work, the search for the human. What is the human being? What are the conditions that hinder or promote human flourishing? How can human beings exist in an industrialized, technicized society? How can they maintain their humanity under dehumanizing conditions? These questions are not explicitly religious, let alone specific to Christianity, and they are treated in the films of the Dardennes without direct reference to religious traditions and their bids to make sense of human existence.

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His critically acclaimed debut feature, Hideouts (1986), established screenwriter and director Wolfram Paulus (1957-2020) as an important voice of New Austrian Film. Paulus devoted his career to chronicling his homeland and its inhabitants. Over the course of the 1990s, he transitioned from stylistically ambitious character studies for cinema to TV films with broad public appeal. Drama and comedy were his preferred genres. He also directed children's films and dwelled on historical topics, mostly from the National Socialist period. Beyond the well-known fictional features, Paulus created experimental and documentary works. Moreover, he was a committed pedagogue and produced many educational films with pupils. This edited collection offers interdisciplinary perspectives on Paulus' multifaceted oeuvre, which has previously received little scholarly attention. The chapters examine production and reception, motifs and aesthetic strategies, film education and unmade projects. This is complemented by a detailed filmography and interviews with Wolfram Paulus and his colleagues. Der Autor und Regisseur Wolfram Paulus (1957-2020) wurde durch sein von der Kritik gelobtes Spielfilmdebüt "Heidenlöcher" (1986) zu einem wichtigen Vertreter des Neuen Österreichischen Films. Zeit seines Lebens widmete er sich der filmischen Durchdringung seiner Heimat und der Menschen, die diese Heimat ausmachen. Im Lauf der 1990er Jahre verlagerte er seinen Schwerpunkt von stilistisch ambitionierten Charakterstudien für das Kino zum publikumstauglichen Fernsehfilm. Seine bevorzugten Genres waren das Drama und die Komödie. Immer wieder legte Paulus Filme für Kinder und Jugendliche vor und entwickelte historische Stoffe, wobei er sich intensiv mit dem Regime des Nationalsozialismus befasste. Neben den bekannteren abendfüllenden Spielfilmen schuf der Regisseur viele experimentelle und dokumentarische Arbeiten. Zudem engagierte er sich als Filmpädagoge und -vermittler. Aus diesem Interesse ging eine Reihe von Filmbildungsprojekten hervor, die Paulus gemeinsam mit Schülern umsetzte. Der Sammelband bietet interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf das Werk, das von der Wissenschaft bisher kaum beachtet wurde. Neben Produktion und Rezeption untersuchen die Beiträge Motive und ästhetische Strategien, Filmbildung und nicht realisierte Projekte. Weiters enthält der Band Interviews mit Wolfram Paulus und seinen Mitarbeitern sowie eine detaillierte Filmografie.

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Motion picture producers and directors --- Sturges, John,

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With the coming of glasnost to the Soviet Union, filmmakers began to explore previously forbidden themes, and distributors released films that were suppressed by pre-glasnost-era censors. Soviet cinema underwent a revolution, one that mirrors and helps interpret the social revolution that took place throughout the USSR. Glasnost—Soviet Cinema Responds is the first overall survey of the effects of this revolution on the work of Soviet filmmakers and their films. The book is structured as a series of three essays and a filmography of the directors of glasnost cinema. The first essay, "The Age of Perestroika," describes the changes that occurred in Soviet cinema as it freed itself from the legacy of Stalinism and socialist realism. It also considers the influence of film educator and director Mikhail Romm. "Youth in Turmoil" takes a sociological look at films about youth, the most dynamic and socially revealing of glasnost-era productions. "Odysseys in Inner Space" charts a new direction in Soviet cinema as it focuses on the inner world of individuals. The filmography includes thirty-three of the most significant glasnost-era directors, including Tengiz Abuladze, Karen Shakhnazarov, and Sergei Soloviev, with a comprehensive list of their films. Discussions of many individual films, such as Repentance, The Messenger Boy, and The Wild Pigeon, and interviews with the directors reveal the effects that glasnost and perestroika have had on the directors' lives and art.

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This book tells the remarkable personal and professional story of Lewis Milestone (1895-1980), one of the most prolific, creative and respected film directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. Among his many films are the classics All Quiet on the Western Front, Of Mice and Men, A Walk in the Sun, Pork Chop Hill, the original Ocean's Eleven and Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando. Born in Ukraine, he came to America as a teenager and learned about film in the U.S. Army in World War I. By the early 1920s he was editing silent films in Hollywood, and soon graduated to shooting his own features. His films were nominated for 28 different Academy Awards during a career that lasted 40 years.

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