The National and Beyond : The Globalisation of Finnish Cinema in the Films of Aki and Mika Kaurismaeki Paperback / softback
by Pietari Kaapa
Part of the New Studies in European Cinema series
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The films of Aki and Mika Kaurismäki are part of a globalising Finnish cinema, challenging conventional parameters at every turn.
This work examines the films that the Kaurismäkis produced, individually and in collaboration, between 1981 and 1995 – films which mobilise various methods to reflect, criticise, counteract and contribute to the globalisation of Finnish society in the era of late capitalist development.
This work provides an in-depth analysis of these films, exploring the aesthetic and narrative content of the films as well as their production and reception in Finland.
The theoretical scope of the work situates the films not only in the field of transnational cinema, but also that of ‘post-national’ cinema.
Exploring the Kaurismäkis’ films in a post-national framework points to new, emergent understandings of both the fragility and the persistence of national culture and identity in a globalising world.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:289 pages
- Publisher:Verlag Peter Lang
- Publication Date:13/01/2010
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- ISBN:9783039119660
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:289 pages
- Publisher:Verlag Peter Lang
- Publication Date:13/01/2010
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- ISBN:9783039119660
