SCAND 360A/COMP LIT 315A
SCANDINAVIAN CINEMA
Winter 2008
Prof. Andrew Nestingen Office: Raitt Hall 305P Office Hours: Tue. 1:30-3:20 Tel. 543-0643 Email: akn@u.washington.edu
Purpose of Webpage
The webpage outlines the course schedule, furnishes links for lecture notes, and provides announcements, changes, and other links related to the course. Lecture notes and discussion questions are listed by date and lecture title; each link will bring you directly to the lecture notes. Note will be posted by Tuesday at noon each week. You’ll be able to determine that the notes and questions are in place by the color of the link: blue indicates they're in place, black they're not.
Course Syllabus
Please download a PDF file of the course syllabus by clicking here, and bring it to class on the first day. The course syllabus is also included at the beginning of the Course Reader.
Course Announcements
All announcements for the course will be posted here. You are responsible for checking announcements daily.
Film Terms and a brief handout on film analysis available through these links.
Find out about Sisu Cinema: Nine From the Finnish New Wave at the Northwest Film Forum's website.
Course Schedule and Lecture Notes
Week 1: From the Origins to a Golden Age of Scandinavian Cinema
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M. |
1/7 |
Course
Introduction Sir Arne's Treasure (Herr Arnes pengar, S) 1919, Dir. Mauritz Stiller, Svensk filmindustri, 106 min. |
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W. |
1/9 |
The Lion Hunt (Løvejagten, DK) 1907, Dir. Viggo Larsen, Nordisk, 10 min. Lecture 1: Golden Age of Swedish Cinema
Writing #1 Questions Sir Arne/ Writing 1 - Sequence (View QT video by clicking link) The Lion Hunt/ Writing 1 (View QT video by clicking link) |
Week 2: The Iconoclast Carl Th. Dreyer
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M. |
1/14 |
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d'Arc F/DK) 1928, Dir. Carl Th. Dreyer, Societe General du Film, 82 min. |
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W. |
1/16 |
Lecture 2: The Iconoclast Carl Th. Dreyer Writing #1 Due |
Week 3: Film Analysis
M. |
1/21 |
No Class -- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
W. |
1/23 |
Discussion of Writing #1 |
Week 4: Scandinavian Studio Film
M. |
1/28 |
Song of the Scarlet Flower (Laulu tulinpunaisesta kukasta, SF) 1937, Dir. Teuvo Tulio, Suomi-Filmi, 99 min. |
W. |
1/30 |
Lecture 4: The Scandinavian Studio Film
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Week 5: Ingmar Bergman
M. |
2/4 |
Persona (1966, S) Dir. Ingmar Bergman, Svensk filmindustri, 88 min. |
W. |
2/6 |
Lecture 5: Ingmar Bergman Study Questions #1 Due |
Week 6: Institution of the Scandinavian Art Film
M. |
2/11 |
View Skin, Skin (Käpy selän alla, SF, 1968) or Eight Deadly Shots (Kahdeksan surmanluotia, SF, 1972), Dir. Mikko Niskanen, at the Northwest Film Forum's Sisu Cinema: Nine From the Finnish New Wave series. Check NW Film Forum's website for screenings. |
W. |
2/13 |
Lecture 6: Institution of the Scandinavian Art Film Study Questions #2 Due |
Week 7: The Heritage Film
M. |
2/18 |
Hamsun (N/DK/S) 1996, Dir. Jan Troell, Nordisk 154 min. |
W. |
2/20 |
Lecture 7: The Heritage Film Study Questions #3 Due
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Week 8: New Swedish Cinema and Regionalization
M. |
2/25 |
Slim
Susie (Smala Sussie, S) 2003, Dir. Ulf Malmros, Gota
Film, 97 min.
Stenport Readings "Cultural Industry Cluster Building in Sweden" -- Power and Hallencreutz |
W. |
2/27 |
Lecture 8:Guest Lecture on New Swedish Cinema and Regionalization by Prof. Anna W. Stenport (Univ. of Illinois) Writing #2 Due |
Week 9: Aki Kaurismäki
M. |
3/3 |
The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä, SF)
2002, Dir. Aki Kaurismäki, Sputnik
Discuss Writing #2 |
W. |
3/5 |
Lecture 8: Aki Kaurismäki Study Questions #4 Due |
Week 10: Dogma 95 and Lars von Trier
M. |
3/10 |
The Idiots (Idioterne, DK), 1998, Dir. Lars von Trier, Zentropa Entertainments |
W. |
3/12 |
Lecture 9: Dogma 95 and Lars von TrierT
Final Writing Assignment Due |
N = Norway (Norge); S = Sweden (Sverige); SF = Finland (Suomi/Finland); DK = Denmark (Danmark); I = Iceland (Ísland)
Final Exam