Beyond the bridge : contemporary Danish television drama /
Drawing worldwide acclaim from critics and audiences alike, programs like The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge and The Legacy demonstrate widespread fascination with Danish style, aesthetics and culture as seen through television narratives. This book uses familiar, alongside lesser known, case studies o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris & Co.,
[2017]
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| Summary: | Drawing worldwide acclaim from critics and audiences alike, programs like The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge and The Legacy demonstrate widespread fascination with Danish style, aesthetics and culture as seen through television narratives. This book uses familiar, alongside lesser known, case studies of drama series to demonstrate how the particular features of Danish production, from work cultures, to storytelling techniques and transnational cooperation, have enhanced contemporary Danish drama's appeal both at home and abroad. The era of globalization has blurred national and international television cultures and promoted regular cross-fertilization between film and television industries. Important questions have emerged from this context surrounding, for example, the 'Americanisation' of foreign television formats, the meaning and practice behind the term 'quality television' and the purpose and efficacy of public service broadcasting. Beyond the Bridge tackles these issues in relation to Danish television, by examining the so-called 'scaffolded production processes' behind the making of quality serials and their thought-provoking content. Drawing on popular motifs from these celebrated dramas such as foreign politics, organized crime, global warming and the impact of multinational corporations, this timely book provides crucial insight into the Danish dramas at the forefront of sophisticated, forward-thinking, fictional television. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781784533564 1784533564 |