{"product_id":"screening-auschwitz-marek-haltof-9780810136106","title":"Screening Auschwitz: Wanda Jakubowska's the Last Stage and the Politics of Commemoration","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of The 2019 Waclaw Lednicki Humanities Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eScreening Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e examines the classic Polish Holocaust film \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stage \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eOstatni etap\u003c\/i\u003e), directed by the Auschwitz survivor Wanda Jakubowska (1907-1998). Released in 1948, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stage \u003c\/i\u003ewas a pioneering work and the first narrative film to portray the Nazi concentration and extermination camp complex of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Marek Haltof's fascinating book offers English-speaking readers a wealth of new materials, mostly from original Polish sources obtained through extensive archival research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its powerful dramatization of the camp experience, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stage\u003c\/i\u003e established several quasi-documentary themes easily discernible in later film narratives of the Shoah: dark, realistic images of the camp, a passionate moral appeal, and clear divisions between victims and perpetrators. Jakubowska's film introduced images that are now archetypal--for example, morning and evening roll calls on the\u003ci\u003e Appelplatz\u003c\/i\u003e, the arrival of transport trains at Birkenau, the separation of families upon arrival, and tracking shots over the belongings left behind by those who were gassed. These and other images are taken up by a number of subsequent American films, including George Stevens's \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Anne Frank \u003c\/i\u003e(1959), Alan Pakula's \u003ci\u003eSophie's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), and Steven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Haltof discusses the unusual circumstances that surrounded the film's production on location at Auschwitz-Birkenau and summarizes critical debates surrounding the film's release. The book offers much of interest to film historians and readers interested in the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marek Haltof\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810136104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810136106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Marek Haltof","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096743682303,"sku":"9780810136106","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/screening-auschwitz-marek-haltof-9780810136106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}