Laughter amid catastrophe: 'Train of Life' and tragicomic Holocaust cinema
TitreLaughter amid catastrophe: 'Train of Life' and tragicomic Holocaust cinema
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0324
N° d'objet06779k
Lieu de publicationRochester, New York, United States
EditeurCamden House
Année de publication
2008
Paginationpp261-276
MatérielArticle
SérieScreen 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'.