Journal article
Guy Maddin’s "Careful" and the mountain film: a transnational approach to German film history
- Abstract:
- Guy Maddin is a contemporary Canadian director who has been often lauded for the national distinctiveness of his work. Maddin's "Careful" from 1992, however, poses as an unrestored German "Bergfilm" (mountain film) from the early 1930s. This essay offers a close reading of "Careful" and a critical dialogue with commentaries on both the mountain film and discussions of Maddin's oeuvre. Putting to use transnational perspectives, this analysis of a Canadian director's appropriation of a hallmark German genre problematizes previous constructions of national identity and national cinema as well as the periodization of film history.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 373.5KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1215/0094033X-9734847
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- Publisher:
- Duke University Press
- Journal:
- New German Critique More from this journal
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 133–160
- Publication date:
- 2022-08-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-03-03
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1558-1462
- ISSN:
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0094-033X
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1166604
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pubs:1166604
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2021-03-09
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- Copyright holder:
- New German Critique, Inc.
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- © 2022 by New German Critique, Inc.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Duke University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1215/0094033X-9734847
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