SWEDISH CINEMA, FROM INGEBORG HOLM to FANNY AND ALEXANDER.

Author: Peter Cowie
Country: Sweden
Language: English
Year Published: 1989
No. of pages: 160
Illustrations: 63 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 6 1/2”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9152001628
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 0852

Price: $49.50

Contents: Silence is Golden, 1909-1924: The emergence of Swedish film companies, Victor Sjöström, Mauritz Stiller. Surviving the Thirties and Forties: The Quest for Commitment: Cinema as diversion, Gustaf Molander, Back to earth-socio political themes start to emerge, Newcomers to the Forties scene, Hasse Ekman, Alf Sjöberg. The Rise of Ingmar Bergman: Bergman’s apprentice years, Two masters emerge: Ingmar Bergman, Alf Sjöberg, Bergman achieves world status. Other gifted directors: Arne Mattsson and Arne Sucksdorff. A New Era, 1962-1970: The creation of the Film Institute, Pioneers of the Sixties, Freedom of Expression: love and sex in the Sixties, Bo Widerberg, Jörn Donner, Vilgot Sjöman, Mai Zetterling, The porn syndrome, One man’s fate, Bergman’s response to the spirit of the Sixties, Social and political films, The documentary factor, Two new talents emerge: Jonas Cornell and Kjell Grede. The Most Recent Wave: Modern Swedish society in films, Glancing back, Comedy, Offbeat approaches, Modern literature on screen, Thrillers, The return of Jan Troell, Films for children, Bergman: The latest phase and today and tomorrow?