Out of Tune: Music, Postwar Politics, and Edgar Reitz’s “Die Zweite Heimat"
Document Type
Journal Article
Role
Author
Published In
New German Critique
Volume
110
First Page
107
Last Page
124
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
The year 1960 marks the point of departure for Edgar Reitz's twenty-five hour movie Die zweite Heimat (The Second Homeland), which tries to reconstruct ten years of German history from the selective perspective of young avant-garde artists in Munich. In contrast to critics who claim that the music in Die Zweite Heimat functions merely as a 'quid pro quo' for Reitz's film aesthetic, I intend to illustrate the highly independent role of music, which does not simply coincide with the medium of film but occupies a distinct position within the decade's sociopolitical landscape --author-supplied description
Suggested Citation
Schonherr, Ulrich. "Out of Tune: Music, Postwar Politics, and Edgar Reitz’s “Die Zweite Heimat"" New German Critique 110 (2010): 107-24. Print.
