Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Film

The second book in a two book series on German film study, Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Film covers 14 of the 31 films covered in the first book in the series in German with an emphasis on German language skills. The first book in the series, German Culture Through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema, covers 31 German films in English. For additional film resources visit Reinhard Zachau's German film website.

Each chapter of Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Film includes:

• Portions of the screen play, generally 2 or 3 scenes each running a page or two.
• A division of the film into 5 or 6 parts. Each part has a listing of that section’s scenes and a brief summary of the scene.
• Each brief summary is followed by 4-6 questions.
• Vocabulary exercises that require students to match words and expressions in one list with those of another. (A few chapters have grammar exercises)
• Information boxes that give background on the film as well as history and culture needed to understand the movie.
• At the end, A brief summary (120 words) which recycles vocabulary and asks students to fill in 5-7 mixing vocabulary words.

The fourteen films covered in Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Film:

• Der blaue Engel
• Die Brücke
• Die Legende von Paul und Paula
• Angst essen Seele auf
• Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
• Die Ehe der Maria Braun
• Die Blechtrommel
• Das schreckliche Mädchen
• Das Versprechen
• Sonnenalle
• Lola rennt
• Vergiss Amerika
• Nirgendwo in Afrika
• Good Bye, Lenin!

Additional Resources:

The complete list of all 31 films covered in German Culture Through Film, with links to purchase the DVD or digital download of the films, is available on the title support page here.

About the Authors:

Robert C. Reimer (PhD. Kansas) is Professor of German and Director of the Minor in Film Studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He teaches language and film courses, including German, European, and American cinema. He has written and published extensively on German films, especially of the Nazi period.

Reinhard Zachau (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) is Professor of German at Sewanee: The University of the South. His research includes the literature of Weimar Germany, exile literature, East German literature, and on post-1945 West German culture and literature. For the Consortium of German in the Southeast, he organizes and frequently directs "Summer in Sewanee,"for high school teachers and advanced undergraduates at the University of the South.