Germany is not Texas. Finding reunified Germany in the Rural: Christoph Schlingensief’s The German Chain Saw Massacre
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This article explores the transnational qualities of the Chain Saw narrative via a comparison of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Christoph Schlingensief’s The German Chain Saw Massacre (1990) with a focus on the latter.
The article challenges the idea of transnational narratives by identifying the cultural specificity of both films. However it does acknowledge Schlingensief’s The German Chain Saw Massacre as an ingenious appropriation of Hooper’s original for the unique historical framework of the German Reunification.
The article challenges the idea of transnational narratives by identifying the cultural specificity of both films. However it does acknowledge Schlingensief’s The German Chain Saw Massacre as an ingenious appropriation of Hooper’s original for the unique historical framework of the German Reunification.
Keywords
- Film, Christoph Schlingensief, Tobe Hooper, Chain Saw Massacre, Transnationalism, German Reunification, Horror, Splatter, National Myth
| Original language | English |
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| Issue number | 4 |
| Journal | Cine-Excess |
| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2020 |
Research outputs (2)
- Published
Der Zuschauer als Schaffender. Christoph Schlingensiefs filmische Sehschule
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Künstlerische Avantgardeforschung und Institutionskritik in Christoph Schlingensiefs Müllfestspiele (1996), Seven X (1999) und Erster Attaistischer Kongress (2002)
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prof. activities and awards (1)
GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference