Visconti And The German Dream : Romanticism, Wagner And The Nazi Catastrophe In Film
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SUMARIO. Introduction: Visconti / Wagner in Italy / Ludwig, Wagner and Hitler / First intermission-the birth of Hitler from the spirit of music / Mann's Death in Venice / Second intermission-Pan, paganism and Arcadia / Visconti's Death in Venice / Gotterdammerung / Third intermission-the cinema of the future / The damned / Alternative visions / Epilogue: the film music of the future.,
This book explores the complex relationship between themes and ideals of German Romanticism; their impact on the Third Reich catastrophe; how the German Romantic movement led to Nazism, and contrasts the ways in which filmmakers have presented this continuum. Works discussed are Richard Wagner, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hans-Jurgen Syberberg, Ken Russell, Tony Palmer and others