Kosmorama english articles

Like a gap. Media in "Paris, Texas"

13. sep 2013. The status of Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas as a film classic is built on its sensitive rendition of American landscapes – including the interior landscapes of people who are unable to live with each…

Lamps, Light, and Enlightenment: Poul Henningsen's Denmark and Ole Roos' PH Light

31. may 2013. This article situates PH Light in the context of Henningsen’s film-related criticism and practice, and concludes by offering a reading of the film as a text which employs light effects to activate…

The White Slave Trade Gets Religion in "A Victim of the Mormons"

31. may 2013. In 1911 the film A Victim of the Mormons about a relatively obscure American religious community was produced by Nordisk Film. The commercial success of this film in Britain and the U.S. inspired a…

Pissing into the Well: Dreyer, Film Propaganda and Cognitive Theory

31. may 2013. In 1946, Carl Th. Dreyer's short film Vandet paa Landet ("The Water in the Country") was shelved because it was feared that it might harm Danish agriculture's image abroad. The film was intended to…