Re: question about films of/about terror

From: Masha Godovannaya (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Jan 17 2006 - 10:57:00 PST


Hello William,

Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 7:05:14 PM, you wrote:

WF> Hi Masha and all,
WF> Further to the suggestion of others (including Jack who, as an aside, edited the very good "Guns, Death, Terror : An Illustrated History of International Terrorism") there are several films that
WF> relate to the Baader-Meinhof and events in Germany.

WF> The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London had a short season of related films, some information about which can be seen at this link -
WF> http://www.ica.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9362

WF> There is also
WF> The Lost Honour of Katrina Blum - Dir Volker Schlondorf
WF> Stamheim - Dir Stefan Aust
WF> Legend of Rita - Dir Volker Schlondorf

WF> If anyone knows of good books, films (anything) to do with the Italian Ros Brigados, I'd be keen to know.

WF> Cheers
WF> Will
 

WF> ------------------------------

WF> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:06:52 +0300
WF> From: Masha Godovannaya <email suppressed>
WF> Subject: question about films of/about terror

WF> Hi Frameworkers,

WF> I'm looking for your suggestions.

WF> Could you advise me films (documentary and narrative) which are dealing with following topics:

WF> 1.WHAT IS TERRORISM?
WF> 2.RAF (ROTE ARMEE FRAKTION) AND THE 'HEISSE HERBST' (HOT FALL) IN GERMANY
WF> 3.ITALIAN LEGISLATURE AND THE BRIGATE ROSSE (RED BRIGADES)
WF> 4. SINN FEIN, IRA AND THE BELFAST AGREEMENT
WF> 5. ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM
WF> 6. MEMORIES OF A TERRORIST
WF> 7. 9/11
WF> 8. TERRORISM IN RUSSIA

WF> A short explanation: at our university in St. Petersburg a political
WF> science department decided to organize a film-club which will show
WF> films on/about terrorism and have discussions with political
WF> scientists and
WF> film scholars about them. A course of our one colleague was taken as a
WF> base for grouping the films.

WF> All suggestions will be highly appreciated.

WF> Best,
WF> Masha

WF> __________________________________________________________________
WF> For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.

Dear William,

Thank you for the suggestions.

WF> If anyone knows of good books, films (anything) to do with the Italian Ros Brigados, I'd be keen to know.
Here is a book which our colleague is using for her course and topic
on the Italian Ros Brigados.
Franco Ferracuti, 'Ideology and Repentance: Terrorism in Italy, in Reich (1998/2)

-- 
Best regards,
 Masha                            mailto:email suppressed
__________________________________________________________________
For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.