Review
[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

Book Description
This volume adds Sweden and Finland to the growing list of countries included in Greenwood Press' Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series. Both well known and other important but less known persons and films are included in the reference work which spans the silent film era to the 1990s. The volume 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.

About the Author
PER OLOV QVIST is former editor of the film journal Filmhaftet. 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).

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This volume adds Sweden and Finland to the growing list of countries included in Greenwood Press' Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series. Both well known and other important but less known persons and films are included in the reference work which spans the silent film era to the 1990s. The volume 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.

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