Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Translations
- Introduction
- Part I The Great Discourse on the Future
- 1 Utopians and Utopian Thought
- 2 Futurists and Futures Studies
- 3 Utopian/Dystopian Writers and Utopian/Dystopian Fiction
- 4 Science Fiction: The Nexus of Utopianism, Futurism, and Utopian Fiction
- Part II German Science Fiction in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- 5 Some Preliminary Thoughts on German Science Fiction
- 6 First Contact: Martians, Sentient Plants, and Swarm Intelligences
- 7 The Shock of the New: Mega Cities, Machines, and Rockets
- 8 Utopian Experiments: Island Idylls, Glass Beads, and Eugenic Nightmares
- 9 To the Stars! Cosmic Supermen and Bauhaus in Space
- 10 Visions of the End: Catastrophism and Moral Entropy
- 11 Virtual Realities: Caught in the Matrix
- 12 Alternative Histories: Into the Heart of Darkness
- 13 Big Brother Is Watching Us: Who Is Watching Big Brother?
- 14 Artificial Intelligences: The Rise of the Thinking Machines
- 15 Eternal Life: At What Cost?
- 16 Social Satires: Of Empty Slogans and Empty Hearts
- 17 Critical Posthumanism: Twilight of the Species or a New Dawn?
- 18 High Concept: Time, the Universe, and Everything
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Chronological List of German SF Novels—A Selection
- Appendix 2 Chronological List of German SF Films—A Selection
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix 2 - Chronological List of German SF Films—A Selection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 September 2020
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Translations
- Introduction
- Part I The Great Discourse on the Future
- 1 Utopians and Utopian Thought
- 2 Futurists and Futures Studies
- 3 Utopian/Dystopian Writers and Utopian/Dystopian Fiction
- 4 Science Fiction: The Nexus of Utopianism, Futurism, and Utopian Fiction
- Part II German Science Fiction in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
- 5 Some Preliminary Thoughts on German Science Fiction
- 6 First Contact: Martians, Sentient Plants, and Swarm Intelligences
- 7 The Shock of the New: Mega Cities, Machines, and Rockets
- 8 Utopian Experiments: Island Idylls, Glass Beads, and Eugenic Nightmares
- 9 To the Stars! Cosmic Supermen and Bauhaus in Space
- 10 Visions of the End: Catastrophism and Moral Entropy
- 11 Virtual Realities: Caught in the Matrix
- 12 Alternative Histories: Into the Heart of Darkness
- 13 Big Brother Is Watching Us: Who Is Watching Big Brother?
- 14 Artificial Intelligences: The Rise of the Thinking Machines
- 15 Eternal Life: At What Cost?
- 16 Social Satires: Of Empty Slogans and Empty Hearts
- 17 Critical Posthumanism: Twilight of the Species or a New Dawn?
- 18 High Concept: Time, the Universe, and Everything
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Chronological List of German SF Novels—A Selection
- Appendix 2 Chronological List of German SF Films—A Selection
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Lang, Fritz, dir. Metropolis, 1927.
Lang, Fritz, dir. Frau im Mond, 1929.
Hartl, Karl, dir. F.P.1 antwortet nicht, 1932.
Bernhardt, Kurt, dir. Der Tunnel, 1933.
Kutter, Anton, dir. Weltraumschiff I startet, 1937.
Hilpert, Heinz, dir. Der Herr vom andern Stern, 1948.
Maetzig, Kurt, dir. Der schweigende Stern, 1960.
Braun, Michael, dir. Raumpatrouille Orion, 1966.
Zschoche, Hermann, dir. Eolomea, 1972.
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, dir. Welt am Draht, 1973.
Erler, Rainer, dir. Operation Ganymed, 1977.
Emmerich, Roland, dir. Das Arche Noah Prinzip, 1984.
Fleischmann, Peter, dir. Es ist nicht leicht, ein Gott zu sein, 1990.
Schübel, Rolf, dir. Blueprint, 2003.
Herwig, Michael Bully, dir. Traumschiff Surprise. Periode 1, 2004.
Herzog, Werner, dir. The Wild Blue Yonder, 2005.
Alvart, Christian, dir. Pandorum, 2009.
Lucacevic, Damir, dir. Transfer. Der Traum vom ewigen Leben, 2010.
Fehlbaum, Tim, dir. Hell, 2011.
Kraume, Lars, dir. Die kommenden Tage, 2011.
Tykwer, Tom, Lana and Lilly Wachowski, dirs. Der Wolkenatlas, 2012.
Pölsler, Julian, dir. Die Wand, 2012.
Hilger, Sebastian, dir. Wir sind die Flut, 2016.
Ruzowitzky, Stefan, dir. Acht Tage, 2019.
Koch, Philip, dir. Tribes of Europa, 2020.
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- Beyond TomorrowGerman Science Fiction and Utopian Thought in the 20th and 21st Centuries, pp. 239 - 240Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2020