German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Krimi Phenomenon

Dark Eyes of London

Nicholas G. Schlegel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

222 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7072-5 (ISBN)

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This book examines the significance of the thirty-two Krimi films produced by Rialto Film from 1959 to 1972, canonizing their role in the era of German popular cinema during Krimi’s rise to popularity and inevitable decline and evolution.

German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Krimi Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London examines the Kriminalfilme—or Krimis—based on the novels of English author Edgar Wallace, released by Rialto Film between 1959 and 1972 as part of the post-World War II era of German popular cinema that enjoyed extraordinary popularity with the German public. Nicholas G. Schlegel analyzes how this group of West German thrillers not only nurtured a convalescing film industry, but also provided unequaled national entertainment, canonizing Rialto’s Krimi productions in terms of their historical genesis, aesthetic characteristics, and social reception. Schlegel surveys the Krimi’s enduring legacy, calculable global influence, inevitable decline, and eventual migration to television in the 1970s, where it thrived, but ultimately took on a more somber tone. Scholars of film, television, history, and German culture will find this book particularly useful.

Nicholas G. Schlegel is assistant professor of communication studies at Alfred University.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: History

The Allied Occupation & The Federal Republic 1946–1959

Part 2: The Films

2. Krime in Chiaroscuro: 1959–1966

3. Krime in Single-Strip Color: 1966 – 1972

Part 3:

4. Conclusion: Krime Scene: The Krimi Autopsy

Selective Filmography

Bibliography

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 228 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4985-7072-0 / 1498570720
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-7072-5 / 9781498570725
Zustand	Neuware