Is German Film moving towards a 'New Patriotism'? An Analysis of Sönke Wortmann’s The Miracle of Bern based on the Prototype of the American Sports Film of the 1980s

Is German Film moving towards a `New Patriotism´?

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 The ‘Miracle’ in The Miracle of Bern: The Success of the Underdog and the Element of Destiny

2 The Focus on the Star Player: Case Study Helmut Rahn

3 The Heimkehrerproblem (engl: ‘Problem of the Returning Soldier’) and the Father/Son-Redemptive Plot

4 The ‘Exclusion of the Feminine’ and the Role of the Supportive Woman

5 The ‘Football Myth’ and the Issue of National Identity

Conclusion: ‘Every Child needs a Father. Every Man needs aDream. Every Nation needs a Legend.’

End Notes

Bibliography

Filmography

Curriculum Vitae