Silent Ibsen - transnational film adaptation in the 1910s–1920s

Under stumfilmperioden ble det produsert rundt tretti filmatiseringer av Henrik Ibsens verk i mange forskjellige land. I denne boken undersøker ledende Ibsen-forskere og filmhistorikere de ni Ibsen-stumfilmene som fortsatt er bevart, og som ble produsert i USA, Sverige, Tyskland og Italia i perioden 1911–1926. Boken inneholder også en filmografi med stumme Ibsen-filmatiseringer.

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The silent era represents the height of Henrik Ibsen’s popularity as a source for film adaptations. About thirty known silent film adaptations of Ibsen’s works were made in several countries. In this book, leading international Ibsen scholars and film historians examine the nine silent Ibsen films that are known to be extant, made in the period 1911–1926 in the United States, Sweden, Germany, and Italy. The book also includes a filmography of silent Ibsen film adaptations.