Photography, Subjectivity, and the Politics of the Image from Helke Sander to Angela Schanelec.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hennessy, Mary
- Source
- Camera Obscura. 2018, Vol. 33 Issue 99, preceding p49-73. 26p.
- Subject
- *CINEMATOGRAPHY
*SUBJECTIVITY in motion pictures
*FEMINISM in motion pictures
*GERMAN films
*WOMEN filmmakers
*AESTHETICS in motion pictures
- Language
- ISSN
- 0270-5346
The article examines the photography and subjectivity in contemporary German films from directors from Helke Sander and Angela Schanelec. Topics include the feminist criticisms of the film form, representation and aesthetics, the gender inequities in the German film culture and the potential of photography to raise consciousness and provide impression of reality.