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Screening the holocaust:

cinema's images of the unimaginable
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Indiana University Press, 1988 - Performing Arts - 212 pages
Discusses the difficulties in dealing with the Holocaust artistically, looks at a variety of Holocaust films, including documentaries, and assesses their effectiveness in handling the subject

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Contents

The Photographic Image and
1
The Discontents of Film Narrative
33
Stylistic Approaches to
52
Copyright

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Screening the holocaust: cinema's images of the unimaginable
Screening the holocaust: cinema's images of the unimaginable
Ilan Avisar
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TitleScreening the holocaust: cinema's images of the unimaginable
Jewish literature and culture
Joint Committee on Eastern Europe Publication Series
AuthorIlan Avisar
Editionillustrated
PublisherIndiana University Press, 1988
ISBN0253303761, 9780253303769
Length212 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Holocaust
Performing Arts / Film & Video / General
Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism
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