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The Films of Susanne Bier
Edited by Missy Molloy, Mimi Nielsen and Meryl Shriver-Rice
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Book Presentation:
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.
About the authors:
Missy Molloy is a Lecturer in the Film Programme at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). Mimi Nielsen is a Ph. D. Candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington, Seattle. Meryl Shriver-Rice is the Director of Environmental Media at the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami, where she directs and teaches for the Abess Center's Master's in Environment, Culture, & Media.
Press Reviews:
At long last – a book dedicated to one of Scandinavia’s most significant directors of the 21st Century: Susanne Bier. Addressing key works and developments of Bier’s career at home and abroad, Refocus: The Films of Susanne Bier is a significant milestone with contributions by some of the most inspiring and insightful scholars of Nordic cinema today.'– Anna Westerstahl Stenport, Georgia Institute of Technology
See the publisher website: Edinburgh University Press
See the complete filmography of Susanne Bier on the website: IMDB ...
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