UFA Orientalism. The “Orient” in Early German Film: Lubitsch and May

Fantastic images of the exotic pervade many early German films which resort to constructions of “Oriental” scenes. Stereotypical representations of China, India, Babylon, and Egypt  dominate the Kino-screens of Weimar Germany. These films were produced in the UFA studios outside Berlin by directors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frank F. Scherer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pittsburgh 2011-10-01
Series:CINEJ Cinema Journal
Online Access:http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/24