Nordic National Cinemas explores the film histories and cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, tracing the twentieth-century development of each country's domestic film production and cinema audiences. The authors discuss the place in cinema history both of such internationally-renowned figures as Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjostrom, Carl Dreyer and Ingmar Bergman, directors of classics such as Vampyr , Ordet , Wild Strawberries and Cries and Whispers , and of nationally important filmmakers such as August
Blom, Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen and Nils Malmros. They also discuss contemporary filmmakers such as Gabriel Axel, director of Babette's Feast , the Kaurismaki brothers, directors
of The Match Factory Girl and The Leningrad Cowboys and the
recently-acclaimed Lars Von Trier, director of Breaking the
Waves . In discussing the film culture of each country, each section considers three specific questions: state control and support of film production; the cultural characteristics
of Nordic film which both unify and define each country; film production, content and form. In a final chapter, the authors assess the direction and future of the Nordic cinemas.
By:
Astrid Soderbergh Widding,
Gunnar Iversen
Edited by:
Gunnar Iverson,
Astrid Soderbergh Widding,
Tytti Soila
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9780415081955
ISBN 10: 0415081955
Series: National Cinemas
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 22 January 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of plates, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction: film production as a national project, 2 Denmark, 3 Finland, 4 Iceland, 5 Norway, 6 Sweden, 7 Conclusion, Notes, Subject index, Name index, Film index
Gunnar Iverson, Astrid Soderbergh Widding, Tytti Soila
