Book review: Visions and Visions. Art Melodrama in the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer

By Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen. Amanda Doxtater’s Visions and Victims redefines Carl Th. Dreyer’s films as “art melodrama,” revealing their emotional depth, corporeal spectacle, and affective power through close readings and archival research.

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Scandinavica
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2025-05-08
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https://doi.org/10.54432/scand/fjez9864
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Cinema and Media Studies
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Book review: Visions and Visions. Art Melodrama in the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer

Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen
Scandinavica
Cinema and Media Studies
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Book review: Visions and Visions. Art Melodrama in the Films of Carl Th. Dreyer

Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen
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By Bodil Marie Stavning Thomsen. Amanda Doxtater’s Visions and Victims redefines Carl Th. Dreyer’s films as “art melodrama,” revealing their emotional depth, corporeal spectacle, and affective power through close readings and archival research.

ScandinavicaVol. 63(2)
University of Science and Culture (IR)
Openalex Percentile: Top 86%
Cinema and Media Studies
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