Collins Memorial Library: GERM 405: Culture in the Third Reich: Films & Media

Films

The library has a film collection that includes documentaries and feature films related to many topics in German Studies. Do a keyword search on your topic in Primo and use the Advanced Search to see which films are available.

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Featured Media

The wonderful, horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl by Ray Müller
Call Number: PN1998.3.R54 W66 1998 DVD Collection
Publication Date: 1998
Ray Müller directs this extensive documentary on the life of Nazi propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. Created at the behest of Riefenstahl, the film honestly delves into her association with Hitler and the extent to which she knows of the Nazi Party's entire strategy.
Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state by Linda Hunt
Call Number: D805.5.A96 A973 2005 DVD Collection
ISBN: 9780790715513
The result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time.

Streaming Media

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Is a video subscription that delivers almost 70,000 titles spanning subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Kanopy
Provides access to thousands of award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, latest festival hits, classic films, TV series, and more. Films streamed on Kanopy are provided to the Puget Sound community for classroom and educational purposes only. Films that have been licensed are immediately available on the Kanopy platform. If a film has not been licensed for use, you may submit a Kanopy request form and the library will consider the request.
Theatre in Video
Contains definitive performances of the world's leading plays together with film documentaries, online in streaming video.
Films on Demand - Archival Films & Newsreels Collection
A collection of archival films and newsreels spanning the 1880s to the 21st century.

Filmportal.de
A well-presented film website in German & English, although the German platform is more extensive. This project is coordinated by the Deutsches Filminstitut (German Film Institute), and provides details on German films, individuals and film companies.
Telescope Film
Offers a database of 450,000 films and series, with click through access to over 150 streaming services. Users can browse all films with the button in the header, and filter by streaming service, country, language, genre, and more or enter a search term in the search window. Find a film you want to watch? Just click through to the streaming service of your choice.