Abstract
This article explores the enduring fascination of Sophie Scholl, Germany's most iconic female resistance fighter. It compares Marc Rothemund's 'post-memory film' Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005) with two earlier biopics, Die weiße Rose (1982) and Fünf letzte Tage (1982) and examines the growing significance of 'the good German woman' in the context of discourses on German suffering and victimhood.
| Translated title of the contribution | Sophie Scholl Biopics: The Changing Cultural Memory of a Female Icon of Resistance |
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| Original language | German |
| Title of host publication | Ikonen, Helden, Aussenseiter: |
| Subtitle of host publication | Film und Biographie |
| Editors | Manfred Mittermayer, Patric Blaser, Deborah Holmes |
| Place of Publication | Vienna |
| Publisher | Paul Zsolnay Verlag |
| Pages | 105-121 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-552-05453-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Biopics; film, history and cultural memory; Sophie Scholl; post-memory films; contemporary German cinema