Cover
Book Title
Copyright
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Historical Importance of Schlöndo
2. Schlöndorff and His Sources
Part One: The Early Schlondorff: Suppression, Pop, and Protest
3. Young Törless
4. A Degree of Murder and “An Uneasy Moment”
5. Michael Kohlhaas
Part Two: Brechtian and Profeminist Schlondorff
6. “Amphibious” Movies and Formal Experiments
7. Baal
8. The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
9. The Morals of Ruth Halbfass and Overnight Stay in Tyrol
10. A Free Woman
11. Georgina’s Reasons
12. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
13. Coup de Grâce
Part Three: The International Schlondorff
14. A GermanConsciousness for an International Audience
15. The Tin Drum
16. Just for Fun, Just for Play—Kaleidoscope Valeska Gert, The Candidate, and War and Peace
17. Circle of Deceit
18. Swann in Love
Part Four: The American Schlondorff
19. A German Filmmaker in the United States
20. Death of a Salesman
21. A Gathering of Old Men
22. The Handmaid’s Tale
Part Five: The Post-Wall Schlondorff
23. A Filmmaker for the European Community
24. Voyager
25. The Ogre
26. Billy, How Did You Do It? and Palmetto
27. The Legend of Rita and “The Perfect Soldier”
28. Conclusion
Filmography
Appendix: U.S. Film, DVD, and Video Sources
Notes
Works Cited and Consulted
Index
Author Biographies
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