Swedish Film: An Introduction & Reader - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9185509361 ISBN 13: 9789185509362

Publisher: Nordic Academic Press, 2010

Synopsis

The Editors give a wide and yet concise presentation of the history of Swedish film through carefully selected articles by Swedish and international film scholars. The book draws upon a rich tradition of research on Swedish cinema, and it offers a varied and inspiring introduction to the history from the very first film screenings to contemporary works. The anthology is organized in thematic sections on, for instance, the Swedish cinema institutions; silent films; genre cinema; authors and art cinema, and a reflection on the film industry before and after the new millennium. Combining in-depth studies with contextualizing introductions, the book provides a rich spectrum of perspectives on Swedish film previously unavailable in English. The book will be essential reading for students, scholars and anyone who has an interest in Swedish cinema!

About this title

Review:

"This impressive anthology fills a major gap in the English-language scholarship to date on Swedish cinema, charting well beyond the usual Bergman-dominant territory. The wide-ranging articles bring a wealth of cultural studies, institutional, and genre-focused approaches to more than a century of Swedish film history. Swedish Film is an invaluable resource to scholars and teachers of Nordic and European cinema." --Arne Lunde, University of California

"This volume still succeeds in offering a wide yet concise history of Swedish film, taking us from the silents up until transnational aspects of recent moving image culture." --Maaret Koskinen, professor, Stockholm University

About the Author:

Mariah Larsson is a postdoctoral researcher at Malm University. Anders Marklund is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Lund University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9185509361
• ISBN 13: 9789185509362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Larsson Mariah