|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewLone Scherfig was the first of a number of women directors to take up the challenge of Dogme, the back-to-basics, manifesto-based, rule-governed, and now globalized film initiative introduced by Danish filmmakers Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg in 1995. Entitled Italiensk for begyndere (Italian for Beginners), Scherfig's Dogme film transformed this already accomplished filmmaker into one of Europe's most noteworthy women directors. Danish and international critics lavished praise on Scherfig and her film, and their reactions harmonized with those of festival juries. Battered by life, but by no means defeated or destroyed, the characters in Italian for Beginners are all in touch at some deep intuitive level with the truth that is the film's basic message: that happiness and a sense of self-worth are sustained by love--whether romantic love or that of a community of like-minded people. The film struck an important chord with viewers precisely because it took Dogme in a new direction, one that reflects Scherfig's sensibilities and preferences as a woman. The book includes the Dogme manifesto and draws on interviews with the filmmaker as well as with the cast and crew. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk7SGfrIHGA Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mette HjortPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.10cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780295990446ISBN 10: 0295990449 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 01 September 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews""[A]n excellent introduction of the subject [Dogme], and is not over dependent on the now considerable literature on it."" -- Edward Gallafent * Viewfinder * """[A]n excellent introduction of the subject [Dogme], and is not over dependent on the now considerable literature on it."" -- Edward Gallafent * Viewfinder *" [A]n excellent introduction of the subject [Dogme], and is not over dependent on the now considerable literature on it. -- Edward Gallafent Viewfinder Author InformationMette Hjort is chair professor and head of visual studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, China. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |