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- Transition and Transformation: Victor Sjöström in Hollywood 1923-1930
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- 2013
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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In 1923, the film director Victor Seastrom (né Sjöström), then Sweden’s most renowned filmmaker, was recruited to Hollywood by Goldwyn Pictures, where he made eight silent pictures and one talkie in seven years, among them a 1926 version of The Scarlet Letter. What elements of Swedish cinema did he bring with him to the States, and how were these techniques transformed by Hollywood? This is the first book-length study dedicated to the films of Sjöström (1879–1960) and how he functioned in the studio system of 1920s Hollywood. Bo Florin explores the ways the director applied his austere and naturalistic film style in a radically different context and discusses how his films were received in Hollywood.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. 7-8
- A for Adultery – The Scarlet Letter
- pp. 63-78
- Conquering Nature – The Wind
- pp. 79-98
- The Shadow of the Silents – A Lady To Love
- pp. 119-132
- Bibliography
- pp. 149-152
- Filmography
- pp. 153-154
- Series Titles
- pp. 159-162
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048518180
Related ISBN(s)
9789089645043
MARC Record
OCLC
834603771
Pages
164
Launched on MUSE
2020-07-22
Language
English
Open Access
No
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
Copyright
2013