Laughter amid catastrophe: 'Train of Life' and tragicomic Holocaust cinema
TitleLaughter amid catastrophe: 'Train of Life' and tragicomic Holocaust cinema
Author
Call number940.5318/0324
Object number06779k
Place of publicationRochester, New York, United States
PublisherCamden House
Year of publication
2008
Physical descriptionpp261-276
MaterialArticle
Series titleScreen cultures: German film and the visual
ISBN9781571133830
NotesArticle from the book 'Visualizing the Holocaust' pp261-276
Description
Discusses comedy and tragedy as they appear alongside one another in films where something as serious as the Holocaust is at stake. Two films are compared in this discussion, Mihaileanu's 'Train of Life' and Benigni's 'Life is Beautiful'.
