ReFocus : : The Films of Susanne Bier /

ReFocus : : The Films of Susanne Bier / / Missy Molloy, Mimi Nielsen, Meryl Shriver-Rice.

A dynamic, scholarly engagement with Susanne Bier’s workThe first volume to examine Susanne Bier’s entire oeuvreIncludes original research from prestigious scholars in Scandinavian, transnational and feminist film and media studiesWritten in engaging, accessible prose enlivened by detailed case stud...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
Molloy, Missy,
Nielsen, Mimi,
Shriver-Rice, Meryl,
MitwirkendeR:
Agger, Gunhild,
Bier, Susanne,
Hjort, Mette,
Langkjær, Birger,
Marklund, Anders,
Molloy, Missy,
Moore, Cath,
Nielsen, Mimi,
Novrup Redvall, Eva,
Shriver-Rice, Meryl,
Smaill, Belinda,
Turim, Maureen,
Valsson, Pétur,
Velde, Danica van de,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2018
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 25 colour illustrations
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Foreword by Andrew Nestingen
  • Introduction: Susanne Bier’s Boundary-crossing Screen Authorship
  • Part 1 Generic and Industrial Fluidity
  • Introduction
  • 1 Storytelling Schemes, Realism, and Ambiguity: Susanne Bier’s Danish Dramas
  • 2 Negotiating Special Relationships: Susanne Bier’s Comedies
  • 3 Susanne Bier’s Hollywood Experiments: Things We Lost in the Fire and Serena
  • Part 2 Negotiating Identity
  • Introduction
  • 4 Beginning with Jewish Survival: Freud’s Leaving Home
  • 5 Stories with Queer Identities
  • 6 Judaism and Danish Directors: The Case of Lars von Trier vs. Susanne Bier
  • 7 Gender Equity in Screen Culture: On Susanne Bier, the Celluloid Ceiling, and the Growing Appeal of TV Production
  • Part 3 Authorship and Aesthetics
  • Introduction
  • 8 Tracing Affect in Susanne Bier’s Dramas
  • 9 Vision and Ethics in A Second Chance (En chance til)
  • 10 The Truth is in the Eyes: Susanne Bier’s Use of Close-ups in The Night Manager
  • Part 4 Transnational Reach
  • Introduction
  • 11 Cinema of the World and Women’s Film Culture: Susanne Bier’s Transnational Cinema
  • 12 From Local to Global: The Bier/Jensen Screenwriting Collaboration
  • 13 Danish Privilege and Responsibility in the Work of Susanne Bier
  • Postscript: A Conversation with Susanne Bier
  • Filmography of Susanne Bier
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Similar Items