Scandinavian Studies 428.
Twentieth-Century Drama and Film. (Thresher) 
(3-4 credits) 

In 1912 Sweden's great playwright August Strindberg died, and in that year the golden age of Scandinavian film was born. The course begins with 1912 and deals with the major plays of the Swedes Par Lagerkvist and Hjalmar Bergman, the Danes Kaj Munk and Kjeld Abell, the Norwegians Helge Krog and Nordahl Grieg. It also deals with Victor Sjdöström and Mauritz Stiller, the major figures in the Swedish film industry, and how they prepared the way for the advent of Ingmar Bergman, who, in turn, occupies a major part of the course. The significant Danish filmmaker Carl Dreyer also figures prominently. Scandinavia offers a unique opportunity to study the relationship of film to stage in its formative years. The newest Scandinavian playwrights and filmmakers are dealt with as well: Lars Forssell, Bengt Bratt, Bo Widerberg, and Vilgot Sjöman. 
 
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