101 Kultfilme: die Sie sehen sollten, bevor das Leben vorbei ist

by Steven Jay Schneider (Herausgeber), Stefanie Kuballa (Übersetzer)

Kritiker, Filmhistoriker und Akademiker breiten ihr umfangreiches Wissen vor uns aus und stecken uns an mit ihrer Begeisterung für 101 KULTFILME. Entstanden ist eine Hommage an ein Jahrhundert voller Kamikaze-Mädchen, Atom-Helden, Killertomaten, Mondamazonen und unglaublich großen, zeitreisenden Kaninchen. Plan 9 aus dem Weltall wurde zum Kult, weil er als der schlechteste Film gilt, der je gedreht wurde. Die Zeit ist reif für einen furchtlosen Ritt durch die Kultur des Kults!

Wenn Sie jemals einen Tag mit Withnail oder Barbarella verbracht oder sich mit einem andalusischen Hund auf einen surrealistischen Spaziergang begeben haben, wenn Sie jede Zeile der Blues Brothers auswendig können oder mit Hedwig oder Spinal Tab abgerockt haben, dann ist 101 KULTFILME genau das richtige Buch für Sie! Von den teuflischen Wonnen der Satansweiber von Tittfield bis zum Fantasy-Märchen Die Braut des Prinzen - Kultfilme brechen jede Regel und fordern die Sehgewohnheiten der Kinogänger heraus.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction, Media Tie In

416 pages, Unknown Binding

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and producer with M.A. degrees in Philosophy from Harvard University and in Cinema Studies from New York University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on world cinema, most notably in the horror genre. They include Eurohorror, The Cinema of Wes Craven: An Auteur on Elm Street, Designing Fear: An Aesthetics of Cinematic Horror, Killing in Style: Artistic Murder in the Movies, Understanding Film Genres, and Traditions in World Cinema. He is also a consultant for film, television, and home video/DVD production companies, a curator for world horror film programs, and a staff member in development for Paramount Pictures. Among his recent titles are 501 Movie Stars and 501 Movie Directors, both available in North America from Barron's. Two additional titles from Barron's are scheduled for publication in Spring 09. They are 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die and 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die.

Reviews

[Raf Linmans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good selection of good movies, but certainly not all of them fall in the category 'cult'. But they put some in the list that even I didn't know about yet, so there you go.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last of these Schneider books I've read and this was a real treat. A brilliant, eclectic selection with probably the most films that not only I haven't seen but many that I've never even heard of. He seems to have kept a good grasp of the concept of the 'Cult' movie as you'd be struggling to quibble with any of these selections. Some really interesting films added to my 'to watch' list as a result.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting look at one of the oddest collections of cinema offerings I have ever seen. There is truly something to offend everyone.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short essays on a number of films.

Some of the pieces were interesting and I was surprised how many of these films I'd heard of.

Reading time around ninety minutes.

[Jeroen Berndsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very entertaining! Schneider edited this book that unsurprisingly contains 101 cult movies, ranging from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Room. There are intelligent Indies and Schlock B-movies here, the selection is very balanced and varied. Each film has two pages (the book is small format though) of text and a one page illustration, generally of good quality. I really liked picking this up once in a while, discovered some new films and got motivated to watch some others I had heard of, but didn't seem all that good. The info generally does tell why a particular film is worth your while.

Also available for some other genres, action is next for me!

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Or maybe 4 stars - it's not a great "read" so much as excellent for Netflix ideas!

[Kirakori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just curious what is inside.

Nice read when im bored.

[Katya Vinogradova · Rating 3 out of 5]

A comprehensive list, but as all such lists, biased. I enjoyed the reviews, though they seemed a bit bland. Added a bunch of movies to my ever-growing "Must watch" list.

[Lauren · Rating 1 out of 5]

What did I just read? And how much time was wasted?

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, but contains waaay too many spoilers.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've seen half the films on this list and I can say that there are some great choices here.