Reel Trauma. The representation of the Holocaust on film

INTRODUCTION
I. THE HOLOCAUST AND THE (IM)POSSIBILITY OF REPRESENTATION
1. From the Holocaust to the “Holocaust”: the historical event and the symbol
a) The historical uniqueness of the Holocaust
b) The Holocaust between memory and history
2. Representation, re-presentation and misrepresentation
a) Representation and its discontents
b) Alan Mintz: two models of Holocaust representation
c) Berel Lang and the limits of representation
d) Michael Rothberg’s “traumatic realism”
e) Acting-out and working-through in Holocaust representation
f) The devil in the details: Holocaust misrepresentation
g) Conclusion: some reflections on Holocaust representation

II. THE SHAPE OF MEMORIES TO COME: FILM AND THE HOLOCAUST
a) Preliminary considerations
b) The representation of the Holocaust on film: historical and thematic overview

III. CASE STUDIES: THE TRAUMATIC HOLOCAUST CINEMA
“The return of history as film”
1. The Diary of Anne Frank (USA, 1959)
2. The Pawnbroker (USA, 1965)
3. Sophie’s Choice (USA, 1982)
4. Schindler’s List (USA, 1993)
5. Apt Pupil (USA, 1998)
6. Nuit et Brouillard / Night and Fog (France, 1955)
7. Le Dernier Métro / The Last Metro (France, 1980)
8. Shoah / Shoah (France, 1985)
9. Il portiere di notte / The Night Porter (Italy, 1974)
10. La Vita e Bella / Life Is Beautiful (Italy, 1997)
11. The Pianist (Poland/Germany/United Kingdom/France, 2002)
12. Train de Vie / Train of Life (France/Belgium/Netherlands/Israel/Romania, 1998)
13. Amen (France/Germany/Romania, 2002)
14. Daleka cesta / Distant Journey (The Long Journey) (Czechoslovakia, 1948)
15. Demanty noci / Diamonds of the Night (Czechoslovakia, 1964)
16. Hitlerjunge Salomon / Europa, Europa (Germany/France, 1991)
17. Zwartboek / Black Book (Netherlands/Germany/Belgium, 2006)

CONCLUSION
Appendix I: List of Holocaust Filmography by decade
Appendix II: Annotated Filmography

BIBLIOGRAPHY
FILMOGRAPHY
INDEX