An important addition to Intellect�� popular series, Directory of World Cinema: Finland provides historical and cultural overviews of the country�� cinema. Over the course of their
contributions to this volume, scholars from a variety of disciplines construct a collective argument that complicates the dominant international view of Finnish cinema as small-scale industry
dominated by realist art-house films.
The contributors approach the topic from a variety of angles, covering genre, art, and commercial films; independent productions; blockbuster cinema; and Finnish cinema�� industrial and
historical contexts. While paying heed to Finland�� cultural specificity, the contributors also explore Finnish cultural industries within the broader context of international political,
economic, artistic, and industrial developments. Together, they skillfully depict an ever-changing national film culture that plays a dynamic role in the global cinematic landscape. The
Directory of World Cinema: Finland will therefore expand not only global interest in Finnish cinema but also the parameters within which it is discussed.
