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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462023703321

Titolo

World film locations [[electronic resource] ] : Reykjavik / / edited by Jez Conolly and Caroline Whelan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol [England], : Intellect, 2012

ISBN

1-299-47539-6

1-84150-676-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (116 p.)

Collana

World film locations series, , 2045-9009

Altri autori (Persone)

ConollyJez

WhelanCaroline

Disciplina

743

Soggetti

Motion picture locations - Iceland - Reykjavík

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Filmography: (p. 112).

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps/Scenes; Essays; Backpages; Reykjavík: City of the Imagination; Scenes 1-7; 'A Stupid Man Built His Home On Sand': A Filmed Response to the Icelandic Banking Crisis; Scenes 8-14; Urban/Wilderness: Reykjavík's Cinematic City-Country Divide; Scenes 15-20; Cultural capital and corrugated iron: The 101 Reykjavík postcode on film; Scenes 21-26; Violently Funny: Comedic capers, claustrophobia, and Icelandic crime cinema; Scenes 27-32; Björk and Beyond: Reykjavík's Onscreen Relationship with its Music Scene; Scenes 33-38

A Moving Story: Reykjavík as a Global/Transnational Cinematic City Resources; Contributor Bios; Filmography; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Though the creative community of Reykjavík, Iceland, has earned a well-deserved reputation for its unique artistic output-most notably the popular music that has emerged from the city since the 1980's- Reykjavík's filmmakers have received less attention than they merit.