Heike Paul / Sarah Marak / Katharina Gerund / Marius Henderson (eds.)

Lexicon of Global Melodrama

This new go-to reference book for global melodrama assembles contributions by experts from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, film and media studies, gender and queer studies, political science, and postcolonial studies. The melodramas covered in this volume range from early 20th century silent movies to contemporary films, from independent ›arthouse‹ productions to Hollywood blockbusters. The comprehensive overview of global melodramatic film in the Lexicon constitutes a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners of film, teachers, film critics, and anyone who is interested in the past and present of melodramatic film on a global scale. The Lexicon of Global Melodrama includes essays on All That Heaven Allows, Bombay, Casablanca, Die Büchse der Pandora, In the Mood for Love, Nosotros los Pobres, Terra Sonâmbula, and Tokyo Story.

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Author(s): Heike Paul / Sarah Marak / Katharina Gerund / Marius Henderson (eds.)
Book title: Lexicon of Global Melodrama
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Pages: 400
Features: kart., Dispersionsbindung, 8 SW-Abbildungen, 83 Farbabbildungen

ISBN: 978-3-8376-5973-3
DOI: 10.14361/9783839459737
Commodity Group: 1744
BIC-Code: JFD APFA JFC
BISAC-Code: SOC052000 PER004030 SOC022000
THEMA-Code: JBCT ATF JBCC

Release date: 11 May 2022
Edition
Topics: Kultur, Geschlecht, Medien, Film
Readership: Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Media Studies as well as a broader public

Keywords/Tags: Film, Culture, Media, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Media Studies

Lexicon of Global Melodrama

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Frontmatter

Content

Introduction

A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)

Tom Gunning

Blind Husbands (1919)

Applause (1929)

Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora, 1929)

The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel, 1930)

Ganga Bruta (1933)

Masquerade in Vienna (Maskerade, 1934)

Modern Times (1936)

Bewitching Kisses (Besos brujos, 1937)

Heimat (1938)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Casablanca (1942)

Mashenka (Машенька, 1942)

Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du paradis, 1945)

Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Chains (Catene, 1949)

Tokyo Story (東京物語, Tōkyō Monogatari, 1953)

House of Ricordi (Casa Ricordi, 1954)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

All that Heaven Allows (1955)

The Word (Ordet, 1955)

Violent Playground (1958)

Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

Imitation of Life (1959)

Oyster Girl (蚵女,Ke nü, 1963)

A Patch of Blue (1965)

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Dark of the Sun (1968)

Love Story (1970)

The Legend of the Red Lantern (红灯记, Hongdeng ji, 1970)

Ariana (אריאנה, 1971)

Insiang (1976)

Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)

The Smoking Fish (El pez que fuma, 1977)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun, 1979)

Ticket of No Return (Bildnis einer Trinkerin, 1979)

Babylon (1980)

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse, 1984)

The Official Story (La historia oficial, 1985)

Where Is the Friend's House? (Khane-ye doust kodjast, 1987)

Little Vera (Маленькая Вера, Malen'kaia Vera, 1988)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, 1988)

Coming Out (1989)

Living in Bondage, Part I (1992) and II (1993)

Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬, Bawang bie ji, 1993)

The Piano (1993)

In the Heat of the Sun (陽光燦爛的日子, Yángguāng Cànlàn De Rìzi, 1994)

Bombay (1995)

The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Kikujiro (菊次郎の夏, Kikujirō no natsu, 1999)

Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes, 2000)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

In the Mood for Love (花樣年華, Fa yeung nin wa, 2000)

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, 2001)

Devdas ( 2002)

Destiny Has No Favorites (El destino no tiene favoritos, 2003)

Monsieur Ibrahim (Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, 2003)

Osuofia in London, Part I (2003) and II (2004)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Rang De Basanti ( 2006)

The Yacoubian Building ('Imārat Ya'qūbīān, 2006)

Lust, Caution (色, 戒, Sè, Jiè, 2007)

Shanghai Baby (2007)

Sleepwalking Land (Terra Sonâmbula, 2007)

The Blind Side (2009)

Invictus (2009)

The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos, 2009)

Jaffa ( כלת הים , Kalat Hayam, 2009)

Pumzi (2009)

Anchor Baby (2010)

Even the Rain (También la Iluvia, 2010)