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•fteyond Eastern Noir offers a razor-sharp and utterly compelling account of how Russia and Eastern Europę are imagined in Nordic dnemas. Especially intriguing and, indced, convincing, is the ctaim that the relevant imaginings have consequcnces within the Nordic region itself. Mrozewicz makes a very fine contribution to Nordic cinema studies, genre studies and the still-emerging field of transnational cinema studies. This is a rich and highly readable work.’ Mette Hjort. Universłty of Copenhagen

Addressing representations of Russia and neighbouring Eastern Europę in post* 1989 Nordic cincmas. this ground-breaking volume investigates their hitherto-overlooked transnational dimension. Oeparting from the dark stereotypes that characterise much of'Eastern noir*. the author presents Russia and Eastern Europę as imagined spaces depicted with a surprisingly rich, but preriously neglected. dnematic dłrersity.

Cross-disciplinary in its approach, and utilising in-depth case studies of feature fllms, documentaries and television dramas - such as Ułyo 4*erer.

A PfgtÓO Sot on o Rronch Reflccting on Existence and Occupied - the book presents a variety of perspectives on Russia and Eastern Europę found in the Nordic audiovisual imagination and considers how increasingly transnational afflnłties have led to a reimagining of Norden's eastern neighbours in contemporary Nordic fllms.

ANNA ESTERA MROZEWICZ is a scholar in Scandinavian Studies and Assistant Professor at the Department of Film, Media and Audiovisual Arts, Adam Mickiewicz Unhrersity. Poznań. Previously, she pursucd post-doctoral studies at the Department of Scandinayian Studies and Linguistics. Unirersity of Copenhagen (2010-12). She has publłshcd extensiveły on Danish and Nordic literaturę and cinema. including Nordic/Eastem European transnational identities and films of Carl Th. Dreyer.

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REIMAGINING RUSSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE IN NORDIC CINEMAS