Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland

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A reference guide to the Swedish and Finnish directors, screenwriters, actors, actresses and films from the silent film era to the 1990s. Both well-known and other important but less-known persons and films are included. It is divided into two sections, one devoted to the Swedish entries and the other to the Finnish entries. An introduction to each section overviews the developments and trends in that particular country's film industry. The entries are alphabetically arranged and include brief bibliographies and filmographies.

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[E]xcellent general guide...The work is useful because is draws together so much current information in English in one place; it is outstanding because of Qvist's focus on social history in his account of the Swedish film industry, his discussion in the filmographies of the films' reception, and his bibliographies' evaluative annotations, so extrodinarily helpful to novice researchers...For academic and large public libraries.-Choice
Together, Qvist and von Bagh present a much-needed overview of their nations's cinema and provide a handy guide to the major players in the Swedish and Finnish industries.-American Reference Books Annual
"Excellent general guide...The work is useful because is draws together so much current information in English in one place; it is outstanding because of Qvist's focus on social history in his account of the Swedish film industry, his discussion in the filmographies of the films' reception, and his bibliographies' evaluative annotations, so extrodinarily helpful to novice researchers...For academic and large public libraries."-Choice
"Together, Qvist and von Bagh present a much-needed overview of their nations's cinema and provide a handy guide to the major players in the Swedish and Finnish industries."-American Reference Books Annual
"[E]xcellent general guide...The work is useful because is draws together so much current information in English in one place; it is outstanding because of Qvist's focus on social history in his account of the Swedish film industry, his discussion in the filmographies of the films' reception, and his bibliographies' evaluative annotations, so extrodinarily helpful to novice researchers...For academic and large public libraries."-Choice

Author Bio

PER OLOV QVIST is former editor of the film journal Filmhftet. He received his doctorate in film from the University of Stockholm. PETER VON BAGH is film historian, author, and documentarist. He has worked for The Finnish Film Archive (1967-85), is editor-in-chief of film journal Filmihullu (sonce 1971), and artistic director of The Midnight Sun Film Festival (since 1986).