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A history of Icelandic cinema from the silent period to 2019, featuring interviews with numerous major filmmakers. The book also charts the significant links between the film industry and Iceland's deep rooted literary tradition, as well as its independent music scene.

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Author:   Steve Gravestock
Publisher:   Toronto International Film Festival
Imprint:   Toronto International Film Festival
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780986706257

ISBN 10:   0986706256
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   03 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Pronunciation Guide Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: From the Sagas to the Cinema From the Silents to the '70s Agust Gudmundsson & Hrafn Gunnlaugsson The Icelandic Spring : The '80s Generation Fridrik or Fridriksson Grumblecore : The '90s Generation Baltasar Kormakur Before the Fall: The 2000s The Dead Don't Die in Iceland : The Supernatural in Icelandic Film Crime, Kids, and (Rom-)Com: Icelandic Genre Cinema Rockin' Reykjavik: Icelandic Music Documentary After the Explosion: 2010-2018 Coda: 2019 and Beyond Works Consulted Index

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Steve Gravestock is author of Don Owen: Notes on a Filmmaker and His Culture and editor (with Kate Lawrie Van de Ven) of Geoff Pevere's Toronto on Film. He has also written about film for a wide range of publications, including the Toronto Star, the Globe & Mail and CinemaScope. Gravestock is a senior international programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival. He selects Canadian feature films for the Festival and has been programming Nordic features there since 1999.

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