''The Berlin School Glossary' is a remarkable achievement for how the volume manages to create a conversation among Berlin School films, directors, and film scholars- one that invites others to continue the conversation.' -- Cineaste, www.cineaste.com, Christina Gerhardt 'This noteworthy volume introduces readers to the contemporary German art film movement known as the Berlin School via 33 brief essays on places, themes, and formal tropes that distinguish the movement's films Its intriguing format and unique range of topics will also appeal to film studies scholars. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' -- CHOICE 'This volume brings together established and emerging scholars of German-language cinema to present an illuminating overview of the Berlin School as German-language cinemas new New Wave. The essays that make up this glossary echo in their suggestive eloquence the Berlin Schools aesthetics of the tentative, the quietly observational, and the concrete everyday. An essential read for all those interested in German-language films contribution to world cinema today. ' -- Erica Carter, Professor of German and Film, Kings College London 'The strength of this volumes structure is its flexibility and openness. The irreverence of its methodology is very welcome because it mirrors the impulses of the Berlin School itself. Cineastes should love this book.' -- John Davidson, author of Deterritorializing the New German Cinema