Roy Andersson's songs from the second floor : contemplating the art of existence /

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"Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson's celebrated and enigmatic film Songs from the Second Floor, his first feature film in twenty-five years, won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. The "songs" of the film's title refer to Andersson's artistic rumin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lindqvist, Ursula
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Series:Nordic film classics.
Subjects:
Andersson, Roy > Criticism and interpretation.
Andersson, Roy, > 1943-
Songs from the second floor (Motion picture)
Sånger från andra våningen
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
HISTORY > Europe > Scandinavia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: a troublesome avant-gardist stages a comeback
  • Aesthetics: film as art
  • Production: film as industry
  • Intermediality: film, poetry, painting, music
  • Humanism: film as philosophy and social critique
  • Epilogue: songs carried on.

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