Multiple Language Versions Made in Babelsberg

Ufa's International Strategy, 1929-1939

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by Chris Wahl

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > Germany

Keywords

Germany, spoken language

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Collection

Framing film

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 312 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-90-8964-633-0

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Book Presentation:
This volume is the first book-length study of the international phenomenon of multiple-language versions of new films from the early days of the sound era. Ufa Studios in Babelsberg, Germany, took the approach of shooting versions of each film in several different languages using German-speaking or multilingual actors—and they continued the practice throughout the 1930s, long after Hollywood studios had discarded it. Chris Wahl’s highly innovative study offers detailed analyses of individual films and well-grounded theoretical reflections on key questions of the original and the copy, of version and remake.

About the Author:
Chris Wahl is professor of audiovisual heritage at the Film and Television University “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany.

See the publisher website: Amsterdam University Press