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The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch: Comedy Without Relief

Edited by Gregor Moder, Edited by Ivana Novak, Contributions by Mladen Dolar, Contributions by Jela Krecic, Contributions by Yuval Kremnitzer, Contributions by Gregor Moder, Contributions by Ivana Novak, Contributions by Robert Pfaller, Contributions by Aaron Schuster, Contributions by Alenka Zupancic

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Against the idea that comedy offers us a relief from the horrors of the real world, the German-Jewish-American filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch defended his masterpiece To Be or Not to Be, a comedy from 1942 about the concurrent Nazi occupation of Poland, with the claim that he had made up his mind â€œto make a picture with no attempt to relieve anybody from anything at any time.â€ The essays included in The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch consider Lubitschâ€™s work from his early Berlin years to his Hollywood fame, emphasizing the idea of â€˜comedy without reliefâ€™ as the fundamental ethical premise of his special cinematic â€˜touch.â€™ In this edited collection, contributors take a closer look at how Lubitsch addresses delicate and controversial topics like sexuality, love, and revolution, and set out a picture of an engaged ethics without moralism. The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch is a vital contribution to film scholarship and a tribute to an essential filmmaker.

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