Short Films from a Small Nation
Danish Informational Cinema 1935-1965
1st Edition
Published on 20. December 2017
240 pages
978-1-4744-2415-8 (ISBN)
Description
The first book-length study in English of a national corpus of state-sponsored informational film, this book traces how Danish shorts on topics including social welfare, industry, art and architecture were commissioned, funded, produced and reviewed from the inter-war period to the 1960s.
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Content
- Cover
- Traditions in World Cinema Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Traditions in World Cinema
- Introduction
- 1. Enlightenment and Utility
- 2. We are a Little Land
- 3. Mapping Messiness
- 4. The Film World's Cooperative Store
- 5. A Film-progressive Nation
- 6. Somethin' about Scandinavia
- 7. Citizens of the Future
- 8. A Free Hand
- 9. Symphony of a Short Film
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
