This essay shows how notions of exile are sonically presented in three classical Hollywood films
categorized under German exile cinema. Through critical analysis and deconstruction of the
soundscape, sound effects, the use of noise and silence, the power of the voice, and music as a
weapon to recover the past, this research demonstrates how the exilic elements do not stop at
the visual and thematic. Furthermore, it studies how sound channels pessimistic and nostalgic
components in particular ...
This essay shows how notions of exile are sonically presented in three classical Hollywood films
categorized under German exile cinema. Through critical analysis and deconstruction of the
soundscape, sound effects, the use of noise and silence, the power of the voice, and music as a
weapon to recover the past, this research demonstrates how the exilic elements do not stop at
the visual and thematic. Furthermore, it studies how sound channels pessimistic and nostalgic
components in particular audiovisual works by directors, writers, and intellectuals who migrated
to the United States during World War II.
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