Swedish Film: An Introduction and a Reader

A compilation of carefully selected articles written by international film scholars, this record provides an in-depth look into the history of Swedish film. This scholarly account covers various phenomena, including the early screenings at the turn of the century, Swedish censorship, the golden age of silent films, 1930s' comedies and melodramas, documentaries, pornography, and experimental films. In addition, this volume examines the work of important contributors, such as Ingmar Bergman, Stefan Jarl, and Peter Weiss, and discusses film policies of the new millennium.

Cover -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgemens -- i. institutions -- Changing Institutions for Film Screenings -- 2. Introduction Mariah Larsson -- 3. Going to the Cinema Kjell Furberg -- 4. Censorship in Sweden Jan Holmberg -- ii. silent cinema -- Introducing Cinema to Sweden -- 5. Introduction Anders Marklund -- 6. Film Exhibition in Örebro 1897-1902 Åsa Jernudd -- 7. Georg af Klercker, the Silent Era and Film Research Astrid Söderbergh Widding -- The Golden Age and Late Silent Cinema -- 8. Introduction Anders Marklund -- 9. Victor Sjöström and the Golden Age Bo Florin -- 10. Selma Lagerlöf and Literary Adaptations Leif Furhammar -- 11. Travellers as a Threat in Swedish Film in the 1920s Tommy Gustafsson -- iii. genre cinema -- Popular Cinema in the 1930s -- 12. Introduction Anders Marklund -- 13. The Melodramas of Gustaf Molander Bengt Forslund -- 14. The 1930s' Folklustspel and Film Farce Per Olov Qvist -- 15. Celebrating Swedishness Swedish-Americans and Cinema Ann-Kristin Wallengren -- Hollywood's Influence after the War? -- 16. Introduction Mariah Larsson -- 17. Youth Problem Films in the Post-War Years Bengt Bengtsson -- 18. Little M…