Dagur Kari's Noi the Albino by Bjorn Nordfjord (English) Paperback Book

Description: Dagur Kari's Noi the Albino by Bjorn Nordfjord Dagur Kari's Noi the Albino (Noi Albinoi, 2003) succeeded on the international festival circuit as a film that was both distinctively Icelandic and appealingly universal, tapping into perennial themes of teenage angst and escapism against an almost surreal backdrop Icelandic scenery. Bjorn Nordfjord considers the film's successful negotiation of the tensions between the local and the global.—Bjorn Nordfjord is assistant professor and director of the film studies program at the University of Iceland. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Dagur Karis Noi the Albino (Noi albinoi, 2003) succeeded on the international festival circuit as a film that was both distinctively Icelandic and appealingly universal. Noi the Albino taps into perennial themes of escapism and existential angst, while its setting in the Westfjords of Iceland provided an almost surreal backdrop whose particularities of place are uniquely Icelandic. Bjorn Nordfjords examination of the film integrates the broad context and history of Icelandic cinema into a close reading of Noi the Albinos themes, visual style, and key scenes. The book also includes an interview with director Dagur Kari.Noi the Albinos successful negotiation of the tensions between the local and the global contribute to the films status as a contemporary classic. Its place within the history of Icelandic cinema highlights the specific problems this small nation faces as it pursues its filmmaking ambitions, allowing us to appreciate the remarkable success of Karis film in relation to the challenges of transnational filmmaking. Flap Dagur K Table of Contents Introduction1. Icebreaker2. Islands3. Iceland4. Isolation, or the Nausea of NoiIn Lieu of a ConclusionInterview with Dagur KariCreditsNotesBibliographyIndex Review "[Nordfords] expert knowledge of Icelandic national cinema and world cinema is much in evidence here. . . . A detailed and wide-ranging study of Noi the Albino." -- Christine Welsh * Scandinavian-Canadian Studies *"A helpful, lucid account of both text and context. . . . The study is most illuminating when dealing with the aesthetics and recurrent images of the film: its use of colour, its place in a cinema that is concerned with Islands, and with maps." -- Edward Gallafent * Viewfinder * Review Quote "[Nordfords] expert knowledge of Icelandic national cinema and world cinema is much in evidence here. . . . [A] detailed and wide-ranging study of Noi the Albino . . ." -Christine Welsh , Scandinavian-Canadian Studies , Vol. 20 (2011) Details ISBN0295990090 Author Bjorn Nordfjord Short Title DAGUR KARIS NOI THE ALBINO Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295990090 ISBN-13 9780295990095 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-08-20 Imprint University of Washington Press Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Seattle AU Release Date 2010-08-20 NZ Release Date 2010-08-20 US Release Date 2010-08-20 UK Release Date 2010-08-20 Pages 144 DEWEY 791.4372 Illustrations 10 illus. Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780295804538 Series Nordic Film Classics We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136555127;

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