Description: Roy Anderssons Songs from the Second Floor by Ursula Lindqvist Swedish filmmaker Roy Anderssons 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 films title refer to Anderssons artistic ruminations on the state of mankind from his office on the second floor of Studio 24 in Stockholm. The film presents a series of forty-six tableaux-long, deep-focus shots with a still camera, mostly in studio settings, using older visual tricks such as trompe loeil. The tableaux showcase seemingly trivial tragicomic situations designed to provoke thoughts about existential guilt, broken relationships, and the failure of social institutions to treat people as human beings. Lindqvist draws from interviews with Andersson and his team that provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made and investigates its philosophical and artistic influences, providing a nuanced reading of a film that has both befuddled and entranced its viewers. This first book-length study in English of Anderssons work considers his aesthetic agenda and the unique methods that have become hallmarks of his filmmaking, as well as his firm belief in films revolutionary function as social critique. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ursula Lindqvist is assistant professor of Scandinavian studies and film and media studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction | A Troublesome Avant-Gardist Stages a Comeback 1. Aesthetics: Film as Art 2. Production: Film as Industry 3. Intermediality: Film, Poetry, Painting, Music 4. Humanism: Film as Philosophy and Social Critique Epilogue | Songs Carried On Appendix | Roy Anderssons Eclectic Oeuvre Notes Bibliography Index Review "[O]ne of the greatest strengths of this book is how Lindqvist maintains a lively conversational style that engages the reader. Further, that so much of her book is based on personal interviews and archival material is both a testament to the depth of the background research and perhaps the books most impressive quality." * Scandinavian Studies * Promotional Engaging and informative. A particular strength of this book, alongside the insights it provides into the filmmakers practice, is its deftness in explaining the Swedish cultural context of various relevant phenomena to the uninitiated reader. -- C. Claire Thomson, author of Thomas Vinterbergs "Festen" (The Celebration) Lindqvists close readings of individual sequences and her explication of Anderssons influences are invaluable. Anyone who has seen the film and wondered about its admittedly very peculiar aesthetic, its poetic structure, and its harsh social satire will feel informed and supported by this book. -- Linda Haverty Rugg, author of Self-Projection: The Directors Image in Art Cinema Long Description Swedish filmmaker Roy Anderssons 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 films title refer to Anderssons artistic ruminations on the state of mankind from his office on the second floor of Studio 24 in Stockholm. The film presents a series of forty-six tableaux--long, deep-focus shots with a still camera, mostly in studio settings, using older visual tricks such as trompe loeil. The tableaux showcase seemingly trivial tragicomic situations designed to provoke thoughts about existential guilt, broken relationships, and the failure of social institutions to treat people as human beings. Lindqvist draws from interviews with Andersson and his team that provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made and investigates its philosophical and artistic influences, providing a nuanced reading of a film that has both befuddled and entranced its viewers. This first book-length study in English of Anderssons work considers his aesthetic agenda and the unique methods that have become hallmarks of his filmmaking, as well as his philosophical agenda and firm belief in films revolutionary function as social critique. Review Quote [O]ne of the greatest strengths of this book is how Lindqvist maintains a lively conversational style that engages the reader. Further, that so much of her book is based on personal interviews and archival material is both a testament to the depth of the background research and perhaps the books most impressive quality. Details ISBN0295998253 Author Ursula Lindqvist Short Title ROY ANDERSSONS SONGS FROM THE Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295998253 ISBN-13 9780295998251 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 216 Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Contemplating the Art of Existence Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Seattle Publication Date 2016-06-01 UK Release Date 2016-06-01 AU Release Date 2016-06-01 NZ Release Date 2016-06-01 US Release Date 2016-06-01 Illustrations 18 b&w illus. DEWEY 791.4372 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780295806648 Series Nordic Film Classics We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780295998251
Book Title: Roy Anderssons Songs from the Second Floor
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Roy Andersson's Songs from the Second Floor : Contemplating the Art of Existence
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: History
Item Height: 191 mm
Item Weight: 227 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Ursula Lindqvist
Item Width: 140 mm
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