ISBN-13: 9780415081948 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 272 str.
ISBN-13: 9780415081948 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 272 str.
This work explores the film histories and cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, tracing the 20th-century development of each country's domestic film prodcuction and cinema audiences. The author discusses the place in cinema history of international figures such as Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjostrom, Carl Dreyer and Ingmar Bergman, directors of films like Vampyr, Ordet, Wild Strawberries, and Cries and Whispers. The author looks at national film makers: August Blom, Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen and Nils Malmros; and also discusses contemporary film-makers like Gabriel Axel, the Kaurismaki brothers and Lars Von Trier.