Directory of World Cinema - Finland

This book provides historical and cultural overviews of the country's cinema. Scholars construct an argument that complicates the international view of Finnish cinema as a small-scale industry dominated by realist art-house films. Contributors cover genre, art, and commercial films, independent productions, blockbuster cinema and more.

About the author

Pietari Kההpה is a postdoctoral researcher and an Academy of Finland research fellow in the School of Film and Television Studies at University of Helsinki.

Summary

This book provides historical and cultural overviews of the country's cinema. Scholars construct an argument that complicates the international view of Finnish cinema as a small-scale industry dominated by realist art-house films. Contributors cover genre, art, and commercial films, independent productions, blockbuster cinema and more.

Product details

• Assisted by: Pietari (University of Warwick Kaapa (Editor), Pietari (University of Warwick) Kaapa (Editor), Pietari Kääpä (Editor)
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2012
• EAN: 9781841506173
• ISBN: 978-1-84150-617-3
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 485 g
• Series: Directory of World Cinema; Directory of World Cinema
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Finnland, Fernsehen, TV