Overview

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.

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Author:   Meryl Shriver-Rice (Rutgers University, USA)
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9781783201938

ISBN 10:   1783201932
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: New Danish Cinema: An Overview Current Trends in Scholarship Remarkable Storytelling = Result of Remarkable Production Strategy Marrying Digital Aesthetic with Ethical Boundaries and Cultural Values Chapter 2: Dogme Beginnings Dogme Rules: Style and Genre Ethics and Morality in Dogme and New Danish Cinema Reality Aesthetic and the ‘Always On’ Culture Chapter 3: Practitioner’s Agency: Women Directors  Chapter 4: Heterosexual Relationships Triangular Desire and Dialectical Identity Family and Transnational Belonging Gender and Agency Chapter 5: Queer Relationships Queer Subjectivity and New Danish Cinema Performing Masculinity and Femininity Stereotypes and Alternative Family Structures Individualized Desire Chapter 6: Adapting National Identity Adapting the National: ‘Truth’ and Story in New Danish Cinema Trauma, Existential Crisis and Blame Adapting the National: The ‘Hollywoodization’ of Nordic Art Film Chapter 7: In a Better World: Empathy and Ego  Transnational Belonging and Digital Communication Solitude and Self-Reflection  Empathy and Ego

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Meryl Shriver-Rice is assistant professor in the Department of Arts and Philosophy at Miami Dade College.

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