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Escape Artistry: Elisabeth Bergner And Jewish Disappearance In Der Träumende Mund (Czinner, 1932), Kerry Wallach
Escape Artistry: Elisabeth Bergner And Jewish Disappearance In Der Träumende Mund (Czinner, 1932), Kerry Wallach
German Studies Faculty Publications
The late Weimar film Der träumende Mund culminates in the apparent but unconfirmed suicide of its female protagonist, played by Elisabeth Bergner. Bergner, whose background contributed to the film’s Jewish reception, and who later claimed to have written the film’s screenplay, left Germany and went into exile with director Paul Czinner in 1932. This film and the circumstances of its production and premiere link tragic modes of self-erasure, including the suicides of both many women and many German Jews, to notions of escape, emigration, and reemergence. Its success among Jewish spectators points to its enduring and international appeal.
Book Review: Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, And Postwar German Culture, David B. Levy
Book Review: Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, And Postwar German Culture, David B. Levy
Touro University Libraries Publications and Research
The author reviews the book Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, and Postwar German Culture.