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PublisherIntellect, The Limited

ISBN-101841508411

ISBN-139781841508412

eBay Product ID (ePID)2427334

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameDanish Directors : Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectIndividual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism

TypeTextbook

AuthorMette Hjort

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.99424

Edition DescriptionMovie Tie-In

Table Of ContentList of Figures Acknowledgements Dedication Introductions Preface David Bordwell (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Danish Cinema: A Small Nation in a Global Culture Mette Hjort and Ib Bondebjerg Four Generations of Danish Directors Ib Bondebjerg and Mette Hjort Interviews 1. Gabriel Axel 2. Henning Carlsen 3. Jørgen Leth 4. Christian Braad Thomsen 5. Jytte Rex 6. Erik Clausen 7. Anders Refn 8. Helle Ryslinge 9. Nils Malmros 10. Morten Arnfred 11. Søren Kragh-Jacobsen 12. Bille August 13. Jon Bang Carlsen 14. Lars von Trier Open Film City by Lars von Trier 15. Ole Bornedal 16. Susanne Bier 17. Jonas Elmer 18. Lotte Svendsen 19. Thomas Vinterberg Glossary Bibliography

SynopsisProfiling the canonized figures alongside recently-established filmmakers, this collection features interviews with Lars von Trier, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Thomas Vinterberg and Henning Carlsen among many others. It poses questions that engage with ongoing and controversial issues within film studies, which will stimulate debate in academic and filmgoing circles alike. Each interview is preceded by a photograph of the director, biographical information, and a filmography. Frame enlargements are used throughout to help clarify particular points of discussion and the book as a whole is contextualised by an informative general introduction. A valuable addition to the growing library of books on Scandinavian film, national cinema and minority cinema., Profiling the canonized figures alongside recently-established filmmakers, this collection features interviews with Lars von Trier, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, Thomas Vinterberg and Henning Carlsen among many others. It poses questions that engage with ongoing and controversial issues within film studies, which will stimulate debate in academic and filmgoing circles alike. Each interview is preceded by a photograph of the director, biographical information, and a filmography. Frame enlargements are used throughout to help clarify particular points of discussion and the book as a whole is contextualised by an informative general introduction. A valuable addition to the growing library of books on Scandinavian film, national cinema and minority cinema.", This collection profiles canonized figures alongside recently-established filmmakers, featuring interviews with Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and more. It poses questions that engage with issues within film studies to stimulate debate. Each interview is preceded by the director's photograph, biographical information and filmography.

LC Classification NumberPN1998