"Jordskott" or crossing borders of Nordic noir. Cover Image

"Jordskott". Las zaginionych, czyli przekraczanie granic Nordic noir.
"Jordskott" or crossing borders of Nordic noir.

Author(s): Tomasz Adamski
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: Nordic noir; tv series; crime series
Summary/Abstract: The TV crime drama is one of the most popular genres for European audiencesand arguably also the most culturally sensitive and nuanced. The authorin his article analyzes one of the Swedish examples of crime drama called Jordskott. Author interprets it through the prism of the Nordic noir aesthetics whilech aracterizing this concept. In the course of analyzes, however, he notices thatthe "Jordskott" series escapes the genre framework and is located somewhere at the intersection of such film aesthetics as: "Nordic noir", ecological thriller, horror orfairy tale.

  • Page Range: 110-118
  • Page Count: 9
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Language: Polish