Pietari K√§√§p√§

Mika Kaurism√§ki‚Äôs films challenge many boundaries ‚Äì national societies, genre formations, art/popular culture, fiction/documentary, humanity/nature and problematic distinctions between different zones of development. Synthesizing concepts from a range of thematic frameworks ‚Äì e.g. auteurism, eco-philosophy, genre, cartography, cineaste networks, global reception, distribution and exhibition practices, and the potential of postnationalism ‚Äì this book provides an interdisciplinary reading of Kaurism√§ki‚Äôs cinema. The notion of ‚Äòtransvergence‚Äô ‚Äì of thinking in heterogeneous and polyphonal terms ‚Äì emerges as an analytical method for exploring the power of these films. Through this, the volume encourages rethinking transnational cinema studies in relation to many oft-debated notions such as Finnish culture, European identity, cosmopolitanism and globalization.

The Cinema of Mika Kaurism√§ki

Pietari K√§√§p√§

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