Refocus: The Films of Susanne Bier - (Refocus: The International Directors) by Missy Molloy & Mimi Nielsen & Meryl Shriver-Rice (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Featuring essays from both recognized and up-and-coming scholars in Scandinavian, transnational and feminist film and media studies, this book also includes an original interview with Bier, addressing some of the provocative readings of her films advanced by the volume's contributors.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The award-winning Danish director Susanne Bier has become increasingly known for her generic innovations and industrial fluidity, moving confidently between cinema and television at a time where the scarcity of women directors has become a subject of major critical and popular attention. <em>Refocus: The Films of Susanne Bier</em> is a dynamic, scholarly engagement with Bier's work, and a timely consideration of her impressive authorial achievements. Featuring essays from both recognized and up-and-coming scholars in Scandinavian, transnational and feminist film and media studies, this book also includes an original interview with Bier, addressing some of the provocative readings of her films advanced by the volume's contributors.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>ReFocus: The International Directors Series Series editors: Robert Singer and Gary D. Rhodes This series aims to produce new critical volumes from an interdisciplinary perspective which bring influential, yet neglected, international directors to the attention of a new audience of scholars and students in Film Studies. 'At long last - a book dedicated to one of Scandinavia's most significant directors of the twenty-first century: Susanne Bier. Addressing key works and developments of Bier's career at home and abroad, Refocus: The Films of Susanne Bier is a significant milestone with contributions by some of the most inspiring and insightful scholars of Nordic cinema today. ' Anna Westerståhl Stenport, Georgia Institute of Technology The award-winning Danish director Susanne Bier has become increasingly known for her generic innovations and industrial fluidity, moving confidently between cinema and television at a time when the scarcity of women directors has become a subject of major critical and popular attention. ReFocus: The Films of Susanne Bier is a dynamic, scholarly engagement with Bier's work and a timely consideration of her impressive authorial achievements. Featuring essays from both recognised and up-and-coming scholars in Scandinavian, transnational and feminist film and media studies, this book also includes an original interview with Bier, addressing some of the provocative readings of her films advanced by the volume's contributors. Missy Molloy is a Lecturer in Film Studies at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Mimi Nielsen is a PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington, Seattle. Meryl Shriver-Rice is the Director of Environmental Media at the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami, where she directs and teaches for the Abess Center's Master's program in Environment, Culture and Media. Cover image: Mads Mikkelsen in After the Wedding, directed by Susanne Bier, 2007. Photography by Morten Søborg (c) Zentropa Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-2872-9 Barcode<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Missy Molloy is a Lecturer in the Film Programme at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). <p>Mimi Nielsen is a Ph. D. Candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington, Seattle. <p>Meryl Shriver-Rice is the Director of Environmental Media at the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy at the University of Miami, where she directs and teaches for the Abess Center's Master's in Environment, Culture, & Media.<p>
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