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literature list on: Rats
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#1
Alvarez, Constanze / Suchsland, Rüdiger: Dandy des Meeres: Piratenfilme: Erinnerung an ein fast vergessenes Genre. In: Film-Dienst 56. 2003. No. 18. [August 26] pp. 6-9.
Description:
 A genre overview from Albert Parker’s The Black Pirate up to Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean. 
Index:
 Parker, Albert 
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Black Pirate, The (1926) 
 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Meer ~ Sea 
#2
Ansen, David: A feast of rats, blood and wild rice. In: Newsweek 124. 1994. No. ?N [November 21]. p. 93.
Index:
 Jordan, Neil 
 Interview with the Vampire (1994) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Blut ~ Blood 
#3
Beckerman, H.: Cats, rats and mustaches. In: Filmmakers Monthly 15. 1981. No. 1. [?D] pp. 44-46.
Description:
 On the animator Don Bluth. 
Index:
 Bluth, Don 
 Katzen ~ Cats 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Animation ~ Animation 
#4
Berchtold, Jacques: L’étreinte abhorrée: Peur et phobie des rats dans la littérature et le cinéma. - La Rochelle: Rumeur des Ages 1995.
Description:
 Discusses, among others, the film versions of Alfred Kubin’s Die andere Seite and Franz Kafka’s Erinnerungen an die Kaldabahn. 
Index:
 Kubin, Alfred 
 Kafka, Franz 
 Erinnerungen an die Kaldabahn (Literatur ~ Literature) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Angst ~ Fear 
 andere Seite, Die (Literatur ~ Literature) 
#5
Bond, Richard E.: Piratical Americans: Representations of piracy and authority in mid-twentieth-century swashbucklers. In: Journal of American Culture 33. 2010. No. 4. [?D] pp. 309-321.
Description:
 Discusses, among others, Michael Curtiz’s The Sea Hawk and Captain Blood as well as Robert Siodmak’s The Crimson Pirate. 
Index:
 Curtiz, Michael 
 Siodmak, Robert 
 Sea Hawk, The (1940) 
 Captain Blood (1935) 
 Crimson Pirate, The (1952) 
 USA (United States of America) ~ USA (United States of America) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#6
Brandes, Martin: Piraten beleidigen China: Zensurbehörde kürzt Fluch der Karibik 3 - trotzdem Super-Box-Office. In: Filmecho/Filmwoche 61. 2007. No. 26. [June 29] p. 37.
Description:
 On Chinese censorship against some claimed anti-Chinese passages played by Chow Yun-fat in Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. 
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Chow Yun Fat 
 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) 
 Wirtschaft ~ Economy 
 Zensur ~ Censorship 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 China ~ China 
#7
Bréan, Simon: Cyborgs et corps piratés dans la littérature de science-fiction. In: Critique: Revue Générale des Publications Françaises et Étrangères 64. 2008. No. 733/734. [?D] pp. 519-530.
Description:
 On the cyborg in literature and film. Discusses, among others, Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop. 
Index:
 Verhoeven, Paul 
 Robocop (1987) 
 Robocop (Filmreihe) 
 Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction 
 Roboter ~ Robots 
 Robocop ~ Robocop 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Literatur ~ Literature 
 Körper ~ Bodies 
#8
Burger, Maya: The outlaw pirate heroine: An analysis of a Durga figure in a 1935 Prabhat film. In: Studia religiosa Helvetica 1996. No. 2. pp. 529-544.
Reviews:
 Über Rajaram Vankudre Shantarams Amar Jyoti. 
Index:
 Shantaram, Rajaram Vankudre 
 Amar Jyoti (1936) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Religion ~ Religion 
#9
Christen, Matthias: Der Piratenfilm. In: Filmgenres: Abenteuerfilm. Hrsg. von Bodo Traber und Hans Jürgen Wulff. - Stuttgart: Reclam Verlag 2004. (= Universal-Bibliothek 18404.) pp. 66 ff.
Index:
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Abenteuer ~ Adventure 
#10
Cooper, Mary Ann: The pirate, the witch and the wardrobe. In: Boxoffice 143. 2007. No. 8. [August] p. 28.
Description:
 On costume designer Sammy Sheldon and his work for V for Vendetta. 
Index:
 McTeigue, James 
 Sheldon, Sammy 
 V for Vendetta (2006) 
 Religion: Hexen ~ Religion: Witches 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#11
Ewen, Charles R. / Skowronek, Russell K.: A pirates [sic] life for me! But what did that really mean?. In: Box office archaeology: Refining Hollywood’s portrayals of the past. Edited by Julie Marie Schablitsky. - Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press 2007. p. ?P.
Reviews:
 Shary, Timothy: [untitled.] In: Journal of Popular Culture 42. 2009. No. 1. [?D] pp. 202-204. 
Index:
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Geschichte ~ History 
 Hollywood ~ Hollywood 
#12
Friedman, Lester D.: Hooked on Pan: Barrie’s immortal pirate in fiction and film. In: Second star to the right: Peter Pan in the popular imagination. Edited by Allison B. Kavey and Lester D. Friedman. - New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press 2009. p. ?P.
Index:
 Barrie, Sir James Matthew 
 Spielberg, Steven 
 Hook (1991) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Peter Pan (Literatur ~ Literature) 
 Peter Pan ~ Peter Pan 
#13
Gricksch, Gernot / Orlin, Scott: Die Flitterwochen der Piratenbraut. In: Cinema [Hamburg] 1996. No. 5(216). [?D] p. 112.
Description:
 Interview with director Renny Harlin; especially on Cutthroat Island. 
Index:
 Harlin, Renny 
 Cutthroat Island (1995) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#14
Heinzlmeier, Adolf: Der Herr der sieben Meere. In: Der rote Korsar: Traumwelt Kino der fünfziger und sechziger Jahre. Hrsg. von Thomas Bertram. - Essen: Klartext Verlag 1998. pp. 180-189.
Description:
 On pirate and adventure films. 
Index:
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Meer ~ Sea 
 Abenteuer ~ Adventure 
 Traum ~ Dreams 
#15
Höltgen, Stefan: Yes: Look at the rats ...: Willard. In: Splatting Image 2003. No. 55. [September] p. 63.
Index:
 Morgan, Glen 
 Willard (2003) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
#16
Höltgen, Stefan: Yes: Look at the rats   Willard. In: F.LM - Texte zum Film. Online edition, April 2004.
Index:
 Morgan, Glen 
 Willard (2003) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
#17
Horst, Sabine: Schlimme Schurken! Fluch der Karibik und Hollywoods Traum vom Piratenleben. In: EPD Film 23. 2006. No. 8. [August] pp. 20-25.
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 
 Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest (2006) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Hollywood ~ Hollywood 
#18
Kennelly, Sean: Yo, ho, ho, it’s a pirate’s life for them: Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott fly the Jolly Roger again for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In: Creative Screenwriting 13. 2006. No. 4. [?D] pp. 58-62.
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Rossio, Terry 
 Elliott, Ted 
 Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest (2006) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#19
Lehmann, Ann-Sophie: In der Ratte: Der Körper als immersiver Ort in 3D-Computeranimationsfilmen. In: Montage/AV 17. 2008. No. 2. p. ?P.
Description:
 Discusses especially Ratatouille by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava as well as John Lasseter’s Toy Story. 
Index:
 Bird, Brad 
 Pinkava, Jan 
 Lasseter, John 
 Ratatouille (2007) 
 Toy Story (1995) 
 Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Körper ~ Bodies 
 3-D Films 
 Animation ~ Animation 
#20
Lucas, Tim: Boomtown rats. In: Sight and Sound NS 18. 2008. No. 7. [July] p. 88.
Description:
 On a DVD edition of Jacques Demy’s The Pied Piper. 
Index:
 Demy, Jacques 
 Pied Piper, The (1972) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 DVD ~ DVD 
#21
Oßwald, Dieter: De Niro im Piratenkostüm, Pfeiffer als böse Hexe. In: Filmecho/Filmwoche 60. 2006. No. 41. [October 13] p. 37.
Description:
 On Matthew Vaughn’s fantasy epos Stardust. 
Index:
 Vaughn, Matthew 
 De Niro, Robert 
 Pfeiffer, Michelle 
 Stardust (2007) 
 Religion: Hexen ~ Religion: Witches 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Fantasy ~ Fantasy 
 Böse, Das ~ Evil, The 
#22
Parish, James Robert: Pirates and seafaring swashbucklers on the Hollywood screen. - ?O: McFarland & Company ?J (1995).
Description:
 Detailed annotated filmography. 
Index:
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Hollywood ~ Hollywood 
#23
Peinkofer, Michael: Die Story von Monty Spinneratz: Rattenhelden unter Manhattan. In: Moviestar 5. 1997. No. 4(27) [?D] p. 32.
Index:
 Huse, Michael F. 
 Story von Monty Spinnerats, Die / Rat’s Tale, A (1996/1997) 
 Helden ~ Heros 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
#24
Petersen, Anne: "You believe in pirates, of course ...": Disney’s commodifkation and "closure" vs. Johnny Depp’s piracy of Pirates of the Caribbean. In: Studies in Popular Culture 29. 2007. No. 2. [April] pp. 63-81.
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Depp, Johnny 
 Pirates of the Caribbean (Filmreihe) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Disney ~ Disney 
#25
Pheasant-Kelly, Frances: Pirate politics and the spectacle of the Other: Pirates of the Caribbean. In: Pheasant-Kelly, Frances: Fantasy film post 9/11. - New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2013. p. ?P.
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Pirates of the Caribbean (Filmreihe) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Fantasy ~ Fantasy 
 Politik ~ Politics 
#26
Poindron, Eric: Riccardo Freda, un pirate à la caméra. - ?O: Institut Lumière / ?O: Actes Sud 1995.
Reviews:
 Legrand, Gérard: [untitled] In: Positif 1995. No. 413/414. [?D] p. 153. 
Index:
 Freda, Riccardo 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#27
Pummell, Simon: Of rats and men. In: Sight and Sound NS 5. 1995. No. 5. [May] p. 61.
Description:
 On animator Wladyslaw Starewicz. 
Index:
 Starewicz, Wladyslaw 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Animation ~ Animation 
#28
Der Rattenfänger von Hameln: Die berühmte Sagengestalt in Geschichte und Literatur, Malerei und Musik, auf der Bühne und im Film. Hrsg. von Norbert Humburg. 2. überarbeitete Auflage. - Hameln: Verlag C. W. Niemeyer 1990.
First edition:
 [1984] 
Description:
 Discusses, among others, the three die drei "Pied Piper" films by Paul Wegener, Walt Disney and Jacques Demy. 
Index:
 Wegener, Paul 
 Demy, Jacques 
 Disney, Walt 
 Rattenfänger von Hameln, Der (1918) 
 Pied Piper, The (1972) 
 Pied Piper, The (1934) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Geschichte ~ History 
 Disney ~ Disney 
 Literatur ~ Literature 
 Kunst ~ Arts, The 
 Rattenfänger von Hameln ~ Pied Piper of Hamelin 
 Musik ~ Music 
#29
Rauscher, Andreas: Das Meer als Manege: Vom Fluch des klassischen Piratenfilms zu den Pirates of the Caribbean. In: Das Meer im Film: Grenze, Spiegel, Übergang. Hrsg. von Thomas Koebner und Roman Mauer. - München: Edition Text + Kritik 2010. (= Projektionen 3.) pp. 190 ff.
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Pirates of the Caribbean (Filmreihe) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Meer ~ Sea 
#30
Rennschmid, Andrea: Totenkopf und weiße Segel: Lexikon des klassischen Piratenfilms. - Landshut: Weber Verlag 2005.
Reviews:
 Heinz, Rainer: Passionen. In: Film-Dienst 59. 2006. No. 1. [January 3] p. 39. 
Index:
 Tod ~ Death 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Abenteuer ~ Adventure 
#31
Romanello, Elena: Pirati, robot e ragazze androidi: L’animazione giapponese di fantascienza. - Sossano: Anguana edizioni 2018.
Index:
 Roboter ~ Robots 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Jugend ~ Youth 
 Japan ~ Japan 
 Animation ~ Animation 
#32
Rood, Jurrien: De nieuwe Nosferatu: Wat deed Herzog in Delft met varkens, geiten en geverfde ratten? In: Skoop 14. 1978. No. ?N. [July] pp. 3-6.
Index:
 Herzog, Werner 
 Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (1978) 
 Ratten ~ Rats 
 Delft ~ Delft 
#33
Schweizerhof, Barbara: Fluch der Karibik: Amüsant recycelt - ein Piratenfilm mit Johnny Depp. In: EPD Film 20. 2003. No. 9. [September] p. 43.
Description:
 On Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the BlackPearl. 
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Depp, Johnny 
 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#34
Seeßlen, Georg: Filmwissen: Abenteuer: Grundlagen des populären Films. Erweiterte Neuausgabe der Ausgabe von 1996. - Marburg: Schüren 2011.
Reviews:
 Planka, Sabine: [untitled.] In: Medienwissenschaft 2012. No. 3. pp. 366-368. 
Description:
 Includes chapters on the representation of ancient history in film, on knights, pirates and explorers of exotic worlds, on ape men and wild animal adventures, on locations like the African jungle, adventures in China, Japan and Korea, and a special chapter on the Indiana Jones series. 
Index:
 Spielberg, Steven 
 Indiana Jones (Filmreihe) 
 Tiere ~ Animals 
 Ritter ~ Knights 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Korea ~ Korea 
 Japan ~ Japan 
 Geschichte ~ History 
 Geschichte: Antike ~ History: Ancient Times 
 Dschungel ~ Jungle 
 China ~ China 
 Afrika ~ Africa 
 Affen ~ Apes 
 Abenteuer ~ Adventure 
#35
Short, Sue: Star Trek: The franchise! - Poachers, pirates, and Paramount. In: The influence of Star Trek on television, film and culture. Edited by Lincoln Geraghty. - Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland 2008. (= Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy 4.) pp. 173 ff.
Index:
 Star Trek (Filmreihe) 
 Star Trek ~ Star Trek 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
 Paramount [Firma] ~ Paramount [Company] 
 Fernsehen ~ Television 
#36
von Holzen, Aleta-Amirée: "A pirate’s life for me"! Von The Black Pirate bis Pirates of the Caribbean - Abenteuerkonzepte im Piratenfilm. - Zürich: SSI 2007. (= Populäre Literaturen und Medien 1.)
Index:
 Parker, Albert 
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Polanski, Roman 
 Black Pirate, The (1926) 
 Pirates of the Caribbean (Filmreihe) 
 Pirates (1985) 
 Abenteuer ~ Adventure 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#37
von Holzen, Aleta-Amirée: "A pirate’s life for me"! Von The Black Pirate bis Pirates of the Caribbean - Abenteuerkonzepte im Piratenfilm. - Zürich: Universität Zürich, Lizentiatsarbeit 2007.
Index:
 Parker, Albert 
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Polanski, Roman 
 Black Pirate, The (1926) 
 Pirates of the Caribbean (Filmreihe) 
 Pirates (1985) 
 Abenteuer ~ Adventure 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
#38
Wolf, Martin: Käpt’n Spatz auf großer Fahrt. In: Der Spiegel 57. 2003. No. 35. [August 25] p. 147.
Description:
 On Gore Verbinski’s pirate film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. 
Index:
 Verbinski, Gore 
 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 
 Piraten ~ Pirats 
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