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ReFocus
The Films of Susanne Bier
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Missy Molloy
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2018
About this book
A dynamic, scholarly engagement with Susanne Bier’s work
- The first volume to examine Susanne Bier’s entire oeuvre
- Includes original research from prestigious scholars in Scandinavian, transnational and feminist film and media studies
- Written in engaging, accessible prose enlivened by detailed case studies
- Engages with critical issues in Danish cinema related to screenwriting, collaboration, authorship, gender, identity, ethics, genre, practitioner’s agency and reception
- Features an original interview with Susanne Bier
The award-winning Danish director Susanne Bier has become increasingly known for her generic innovations and industrial fluidity, moving confidently between cinema and television at a time where the scarcity of women directors has become a subject of major critical and popular attention. Refocus: The Films of Susanne Bier is a dynamic, scholarly engagement with Bier’s work, and a timely consideration of her impressive authorial achievements. Featuring essays from both recognised and up-and-coming scholars in Scandinavian, transnational and feminist film and media studies, this book also includes an original interview with Bier, addressing some of the provocative readings of her films advanced by the volume’s contributors.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Figures
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Notes on Contributors
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Foreword by Andrew Nestingen
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Introduction: Susanne Bier’s Boundary-crossing Screen Authorship
1 - Part 1 Generic and Industrial Fluidity
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Introduction
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1 Storytelling Schemes, Realism, and Ambiguity: Susanne Bier’s Danish Dramas
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2 Negotiating Special Relationships: Susanne Bier’s Comedies
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3 Susanne Bier’s Hollywood Experiments: Things We Lost in the Fire and Serena
56 - Part 2 Negotiating Identity
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4 Beginning with Jewish Survival: Freud’s Leaving Home
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5 Stories with Queer Identities
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6 Judaism and Danish Directors: The Case of Lars von Trier vs. Susanne Bier
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7 Gender Equity in Screen Culture: On Susanne Bier, the Celluloid Ceiling, and the Growing Appeal of TV Production
134 - Part 3 Authorship and Aesthetics
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8 Tracing Affect in Susanne Bier’s Dramas
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9 Vision and Ethics in A Second Chance (En chance til)
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10 The Truth is in the Eyes: Susanne Bier’s Use of Close-ups in The Night Manager
187 - Part 4 Transnational Reach
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11 Cinema of the World and Women’s Film Culture: Susanne Bier’s Transnational Cinema
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12 From Local to Global: The Bier/Jensen Screenwriting Collaboration
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13 Danish Privilege and Responsibility in the Work of Susanne Bier
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Postscript: A Conversation with Susanne Bier
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Filmography of Susanne Bier
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Acknowledgments
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Index
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
April 5, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9781474428743
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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304
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25 colour illustrations
eBook ISBN:
9781474428743
Keywords for this book
Film, Media & Cultural Studies
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;
