Cinema of Collaboration

Mariana Ivanova is Associate Professor of German Film and University of Massachusetts Amherst and Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library. She is co-editor of the book series Film and the Cold War with Berghahn Books. In addition to her scholarly publications, she is also the creator of several short documentaries about former DEFA filmmakers

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Acknowledgements



Introduction



Chapter 1. The Legacy of ‘Film Europe’: DEFA’s Coproductions with France

Chapter 2. Film Exchange beyond the Bans: Erich Mehl’s Partnership with DEFA

Chapter 3. Competing with the West, Running with the East: Creating Utopia in DEFA Artistic Production Units

Chapter 4. Writing Together: DEFA’s Biopics in the Context of European Cinema



Epilogue: Heritage, Continuity, and Collaboration



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