A History of Danish Cinema

A History of Danish Cinema

Author: C. Claire Thomson

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 1474461158

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The first English-language book to cover Danish cinema from the 1890s to the present day.


Small Nation, Global Cinema

Small Nation, Global Cinema

Author: Mette Hjort

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published:

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1452907498

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Investigates the relationship between globalization and the New Danish Cinema.


A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950

A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-02-04

Total Pages: 992

ISBN-13: 900438829X

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A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950 is the first publication to deal with the avant-garde in the Nordic countries in this period. The essays cover a wide range of avant-garde manifestations: literature, visual arts, theatre, architecture and design, film, radio, body culture and magazines. It is the first major historical work to consider the Nordic avant-garde in a transnational perspective that includes all the arts and to discuss the role of the avant-garde not only within the aesthetic field but in a broader cultural and political context: the pre-war and wartime responses to international developments, the new cultural institutions, sexual politics, the impact of refugees and the new start after the war.


Inclusion in New Danish Cinema

Inclusion in New Danish Cinema

Author: Meryl Shriver-Rice

Publisher: Intellect (UK)

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781783201938

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Often recognized as one of the happiest countries in the world, Denmark, like its Scandinavian neighbors, is known for its progressive culture, which is also reflected in its national cinema. It is not surprising, then, that Danish film boasts as many successful women film directors as men, uses scripts that are often cowritten by the director and the screenwriter, and produces one of the largest numbers of queer films directed by and starring women. Despite all this, Danish film is not widely written about, especially in English. Inclusion in New Danish Cinema brings this vibrant culture to English-language audiences. Meryl Shriver-Rice argues that Denmark has demonstrated that film can reinforce cultural ethics and political values while also navigating the ongoing and mounting forces of digital communication and globalization.


Thomas Vinterberg's Festen (The Celebration)

Thomas Vinterberg's Festen (The Celebration)

Author: C. Claire Thomson

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2014-02-01

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0295804920

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Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg's searing film Festen (“The Celebration”) was the first film from the Dogme 95 stable. Adhering to Dogme's cinematic purity — no artificial lighting, no superficial action, no credit for the director, and only handheld cameras for equipment — Festen was a commercial and critical success, winning the Jury Prize at Cannes in 1998 and garnering worldwide attention. The film is set at the sixtieth birthday party of Helge, the wealthy patriarch of a large Danish family. The birthday festivities take a turn when Helge’s son Christian raises a toast and denounces Helge for having raped and abused him as a child, along with his twin sister, who recently committed suicide. The film explores the escalating consequences of Christian’s announcement, from the stunned dinner party’s collective denial, to violence, to an unexpected catharsis.


Transnational Cinema in a Global North

Transnational Cinema in a Global North

Author: Andrew K. Nestingen

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780814332436

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Volume of essays examining the transition from national Nordic cinemas to transnational and global Nordic cinema.


Nordic Explorations

Nordic Explorations

Author: John Fullerton

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781864620559

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Nordic Explorations: Film Before 1930 includes twenty previously unpublished essays written for the 1999 retrospective of Nordic cinema at la Giornate del Cinema Muto in Italy. It brings together leading research on early cinema in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and includes essays on some of the major figures in Nordic cinema including Dreyer, Christensen, Sjöstrom and Stiller. Much current research in Nordic film before 1930 is also represented in this anthology with studies of the Norwegian travel genre, Nordic animated film, the relation of Nordic cinema to German and Russian film, the development of educational cinema and industrial film, as well as studies of individual films, filmmakers and national styles, and the relation of the medium to other forms of popular entertainment.The essays make a timely contribution to the more general study of cinema, afford authoritative and stimulating insight into research in the field and challenge many assumptions regarding Nordic cinema before 1930.


Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet

Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet

Author: Jan Wahl

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2012-03-14

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0813136180

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Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889-1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of 'The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). This book explores how, in 1955, student Jan Wahl spent an unforgettable summer with Dreyer during the filming of 'Ordet'.


A Second Life

A Second Life

Author: Thomas Elsaesser

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9789053561836

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In the Beginning: Recollections of Software Pioneers records the stories of computing's past, enabling today's professionals to improve on the realities of yesterday. The stories in this book clearly show that modern concepts, such as data abstraction, modularity, and structured approaches, date much earlier in the field than their appearance in academic literature. These stories help capture the true evolution. The book illustrates human experiences and industry turning points through personal recollections by the pioneers ... people like Barry Boehm, Peter Denning, Watts Humphrey, Frank Land, and a dozen others.