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literature list on: Kitsch
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#1
Andersen, Valentin / Kofoed-Pihl, Jens: Kitsch, camp og John Waters. - Köbenhavn: Frydenlund 1998. (= Frydenlund Media.)
Index:
Waters, John
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#2
Bruggisser-Lanker, Therese: Die Leidensgeschichte zwischen Kunst und Kitsch. In: Leid-Bilder: Die Passionsgeschichte in der Kultur. Hrsg. von Natalie Fritz, Marie-Therese Mäder, Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati und Baldassare Scolari. - Marburg: Schüren 2018. (= Religion, Film und Medien 1.) pp. 214 ff.
Index:
Jewison, Norman
Jesus Christ Superstar (1972)
Kunst ~ Arts, The
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Religion ~ Religion
#3
Dirnbeck, Josef: Des Meisters Herz-Dame zwischen Kitsch und Kirchenkritik: Maria Magdalena in neuer Literatur und im Film. In: Bibel und Kirche 55. 2000. No. 4. [?D] pp. 200-204.
Description:
Discusses, among others, Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ.
Index:
Scorsese, Martin
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
Literatur ~ Literature
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Religion ~ Religion
#4
Estrada, Gabriel S.: Cloud Atlas’ queer tiki kitsch: Polynesians, settler colonialism, and sci-fi film. In: Journal of Religion and Film 18. 2014. No. 2. [October] p. 1-32.
Index:
Tykwer, Tom
Wachowski, Andy
Wachowski, Lana
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Religion ~ Religion
#5
Gansera, Rainer: Dolphins: Traum und Kitsch in Farhad Yawaris Erstlingsfilm. In: EPD Film 17. 2000. No. 9. [September] p. 51.
Index:
Yawari, Farhad
Dolphins (1999)
Traum ~ Dreams
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#6
Grimsted, Robert F.: The purple rose of popular culture theory: an exploration of intellectual kitsch. In: American Quarterly 43. 1991. No. 4. [?D] pp. 541-578.
Description:
On Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo.
Index:
Allen, Woody
Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#7
Heller, Heinz B.: Kitsch - Sensation - Kultur und Film: Fritz Lang und die "Kinodebatte" in Deutschland. In: Experiment Mainstream? Differenz und Uniformierung im populären Kino. Hrsg. von Irmbert Schenk [et al.]. - Berlin: Bertz & Fischer 2006. (= Bremer Symposium zum Film.) pp. 43 ff.
Index:
Lang, Fritz
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Experimentalfilme ~ Experimental Films
Deutschland ~ Germany
#8
Hoffmann, Katrin: Nomaden der Lüfte - Das Geheimnis der Zugvögel: Jacques Perrin gelingen atemberaubende Bilder an der Grenze zum Kitsch. In: EPD Film 19. 2002. No. 4. [April] p. 47.
Description:
On Le peuple migrateur.
Index:
Perrin, Jacques
Cluzaud, Jacques
Debats, Michel
peuple migrateur, Le (2001)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#9
Höltgen, Stefan: Ideenklau, Kitsch und Pop-Faschismus: Casshern. In: F.LM - Texte zum Film. Online edition, August 2005.
Index:
Kiriya, Kazuaki
Casshern (2004)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Faschismus ~ Fascism
#10
Johnston, David MacGregor: Kitsch and camp and things that go bump in the night; or, Sontag and Adorno at the (horror) movies. In: The philosophy of horror. Edited by Thomas Fahy. - Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky 2010. (= The philosophy of popular culture.) pp. 229-243.
Index:
Sontag, Susan
Adorno, Theodor W[iesengrund]
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Horror ~ Horror
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
#11
Kampling, Rainer: Mythos - Kitsch - Belanglosigkeit: Gedanken zu Jesus im Film. In: Katechetische Blätter 115. 1990. No. 5. [?D] pp. 350 ff.
Index:
Mythologie ~ Mythology
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Religion ~ Religion
#12
Koll, Horst Peter: Mitten in der Winternacht: Humorvoll-turbulente Kinderbuchadaption, die Weihnachtsstimmung ohne Kitsch verbreitet. In: Film-Dienst 67. 2014. No. 24. [November 20] p. 52.
Description:
On a DVD edition.
Index:
Steinhöfel, Andreas
Blok, Lourens
Midden in de Winternacht (2013)
Weihnachten ~ Christmas
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Jugend ~ Youth
Humor ~ Humor
DVD ~ DVD
Es ist ein Elch entsprungen (Literatur ~ Literature)
#13
Lang, Fritz: Kitsch, sensationnel, culture et cinéma (1924). Traduit de l’allemand par Georges Sturm. In: Positif 1991. No. 365/366. [?D] pp. 151-153.
Description:
Essay by Fritz Lang. First published in: "Das Kulturfilmbuch" ("The culture film book"), edited by E. Beyfuß and A. Kossowski., Berlin: Chryselius 1924 under the title "Kitsch - Sensation - Kultur und Film" ("Kitsch - sensation - culture and film").
Index:
Lang, Fritz
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#14
Lang, Fritz: Kitsch-Sensation-Culture and film (1924). In: The promise of cinema: German film theory, 1907-1933. Edited by Anton Kaes, Nicholas Baer, and Michael Cowan. - Oakland, California: University of California Press 2016. (= Weimar and now: German cultural criticism 49.) p. ?P.
Index:
Lang, Fritz
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Deutschland ~ Germany
#15
Lefèvre, Raymond: ... et Dieu créa le catho-kitsch. In: Christianisme et cinéma. Dirigée par Guy Hennebelle. (= Cinémaction 1996. No. 80. [?D]) pp. 213-223.
Description:
On the trashy use of religious motifs in film, especially in bible film.
Index:
Trash ~ Trash
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Religion ~ Religion
#16
Löser, Claus: Belladonna of Sadness: Zwischen Kitsch und Subversion: Wiederaufführung eines prä-postmodernen Animationsklassikers. In: Film-Dienst 69. 2016. No. 18. [September 1] p. 46.
Index:
Yamamoto, Eiichi
Kanashimi no Beradonna (1973)
Postmoderne ~ Postmodern
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Animation ~ Animation
#17
Ludvigsson, Bo: Kors, vad det var kitschigt i galaxen i dag. In: Svenska Dagbladet, August 18, 1999. p. ?P.
Index:
Lucas, George
Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Weltraum ~ Space
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#18
MacBean, James Roy: Between Kitsch and fascism: Notes on Fassbinder, Pasolini, (homo)sexual politics, the exotic, the erotic and other consuming passions. In: Cineaste 13. 1984. No. 4. [?D] pp. 12-19.
Index:
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
Pasolini, Pier Paolo
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Faschismus ~ Fascism
Sexualität ~ Sexuality
Politik ~ Politics
Sexualität: Homosexualität ~ Sexuality: Homosexuality
#19
Morreale, Emiliano: Angeli e demoni della porta accanto: Note su due esempi di kitsch religioso da inizio millennio. In: Cineforum 45. 2005. No. ?N(443). [April] pp. 50-53.
Description:
Discusses Ferzan Ozpetek’s Cuore sacro and Francis Lawrence’s Constantine.
Index:
Ozpetek, Ferzan
Lawrence, Francis
Cuore sacro (2005)
Constantine (2005)
Religion ~ Religion
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Dämonen ~ Demons
Religion: Teufel ~ Religion: Devil
Religion: Engel ~ Religion: Angels
#20
Rall, Veronika: Cecil B. Demented: Kinoterroristen kämpfen gegen Kitsch in der Satire von John Waters. In: EPD Film 17. 2000. No. 11. [November] p. 44.
Index:
Waters, John
Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Humor ~ Humor
#21
Sachs-Hombach, Klaus: Pflicht, Neigung oder Kitsch? - Star Trek als verfremdete Darstellung moralischer Grundprobleme. In: Zukunft im Film: Sozialwissenschaftliche Studie zu Star Trek und anderer Science-Fiction. Hrsg. von Frank Hörnlein und Herbert Heinecke. - Magdeburg: Scriptum Verlag 2000. (= Bildwissenschaften 6.) pp. 155-171.
Index:
Star Trek (Filmreihe)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Utopie ~ Utopia
#22
Sauvaget, Daniel: Metropolis: Rencontre Kitsch. In: La Revue du Cinéma 1984. No. 397. [September] p. 23.
Description:
On Giorgio Moroder’s new version of the Fritz Lang classic.
Index:
Lang, Fritz
Moroder, Giorgio
Metropolis (1925/1926)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
#23
Solène-Guerrec, Sonia: Batman: Du kitsch acidulé au gothique mortifère. In: Cinémaction 2004. No. 112. [June] pp. 154-163.
Description:
On the Batman character in comic and film.
Index:
Batman (Filmreihe)
Tod ~ Death
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Batman ~ Batman
Animation: Comics ~ Animation: Comics
#24
Testa, Bart: Soft-shaft opportunism: Radley Metzger’s erotic kitsch. In: Spectator 19. 1999. No. 2. [Spring/Summer] pp. 40-57.
Index:
Metzger, Radley
Sexualität ~ Sexuality
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Exploitation ~ Exploitation
#25
Vohl, Thomas: Expressionismus und Kitsch - 70 Jahre Dracula im Film. In: Fantastisches Forum 5. 1994. No. 13. [June] pp. 25-37.
Description:
Includes a filmography.
Index:
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
Expressionismus ~ Expressionism
Vampire ~ Vampires
#26
Westbrook, John: Cultivating kitsch, cultivating bovéism. In: Sites 4. 2000. No. ?N. [?D] pp. 424-435.
Description:
Discusses Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie and Philippe Delerm’s La première petite gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules.
Index:
Jeunet, Jean-Pierre
Delerm, Philippe
fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Le / Amélie (2001)
Kitsch ~ Kitsch
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