Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Version of Record
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
Austrian film, Die Wand, Martina Gedeck, Marlen Haushofer, film awards
Abstract
The movie Die Wand (2013) was hugely successful in the German-speaking world and once dubbed, also in other countries. It is often described as a film depicting a woman living in utter isolation cut off from any social contact. I, however, argue that the protagonist, though she is without any human contact, creates a family-like order with the animals that have flocked to her. She is the dominant mother figure who takes care of her “children” and defends them when needed.
Publication Title
Journal of Advance Research in Humanities and Social Science
Volume
2
Issue
4
First Page
42
Last Page
46
Pages
5
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
JIAATS
Rights
Copyright © 2016 JIAATS
Recommended Citation
Rolz, Eckhard, "A Patchwork Family: The Struggle for Survival in Pölsler’s Austrian Movie Die Wand" (2016). School of American and Global Studies Faculty Publications with a Focus on Modern Languages and Global Studies. 6.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/mlgs_pubs/6
Comments
This work is from Journal of Advanced Research in Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 2, Issue 4; (2016) 42-46.