Abstract
This article analyses the negotiation of German identities in two films of the ‘newer German cinema’: Sonnenallee/Sun Alley and Schultze Gets the Blues. It argues that the former represents a defiant stance towards a dominant West German narrative that devalorizes the lived experiences of former GDR citizens. As a consequence, East and West are consolidated as relevant categories of identification. In contrast, the article argues that Schultze Gets the Blues represents a post-national tendency in newer German cinema, which dissolves the East-West axis and instead foregrounds regional and post-national identities.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Studies in Eastern European Cinema |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 53-68 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISSN | 2040-350X |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |