Agenda

This multi- and interdisciplinary conference explores cinematic adaptation as a
transnational practice between the area formerly known as Mitteleuropa and the US over the
last century from different angles and perspectives, with particular emphasis on German-
American relations. The conference will examine Hollywood films by expatriate directors,
German films based on American literary works, and American films based on German
literary works, including remakes and international co-productions from the early twentieth
to the twenty-first century. Particular attention will be given to émigré and exiled directors,
stars, and crews of the Pre- and Post-World-War years, to the Junger/Neuer Deutscher Film
of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, but also to contemporary co-productions and international
blockbusters.

For the full program see the attached poster

Organizing committee: 

Klaus Benesch, Simone Francescato,
Ashley Merrill Riggs and Stefania Sbarra

Contact:
klaus.benesch@lmu.de
simone.francescato@unive.it
ashleymerrill.riggs@unive.it
stefania.sbarra@unive.it