Abstract
This chapter deals with Maximiliano Schonfeld’s work with and about the rurally based Volga German community in the Argentine province, Entre Ríos. The films of the young Argentine director concern themes of social marginality and neoliberal critique in a rural setting. Utilizing documentary and fictional modes, open narrative structures and enticing visuals, they draw pictures of a community in crisis. Consumer culture has begun shaping the desires of younger Volga Germans, while a concentration of capital in the agricultural sector threatens the existence of small-scale family-owned businesses. With reference to the shorts Esnorquel (2006), Entreluces (2006) and the feature film Germania (2012), the author argues that Schonfeld’s filmmaking is an act of resistance to the loss of community-based living and working structures in rural environments.
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I would like to thank Alejandro Areal Vélez for many fruitful discussions about this subject and for facilitating contact with director Maximiliano Schonfeld .
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Sandberg, C. (2018). Maximiliano Schonfeld’s Films of the Volga Germans in Entre Ríos: About the Neoliberal Devil in Argentine Cinema. In: Sandberg, C., Rocha, C. (eds) Contemporary Latin American Cinema. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77010-9_13
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