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ЖАНР ІСЛАНДСЬКОГО ВЕСТЕРНУ
GENRE ICELANDIC WESTERN

Author(s): Oleksandr Golozubov
Subject(s): Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: western; Gunnlaugsson; Viking; hero; New Medievalism;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the cinematic version of the epic narrative of the Icelandic sagas, which is presented in the genre of so-called "Cod westerns". Movies directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson and other Scandinavian filmmakers have been put into the context of the Western world’s cultural development.

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