21st century German film: pasts, presents and futures

This playlist celebrates the breadth and depth of German film in the twenty-first century

The films have been selected on the basis of key debates that play out both in the films themselves and those that accompanied their release. Box of Broadcasts offers a unique opportunity to explore German film beyond the familiar – but not necessarily representative – works that reach UK cinema screens and commercial streaming platforms.

The playlist is divided into five broad sections:

1. The Second World War
2. Divided Germany
3. Terrorism Past and Present
4. Social Debates
5. Transnational Relations
6. Global Identities

Curator

Dr Elizabeth Ward, The Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London

Subject

• German Studies

Keywords

German cinema, German film, National Socialism, Terrorism, West Germany, East Germany, GDR, Transnationalism