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- ISSN: 2042-7891
- E-ISSN: 2042-7905
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Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom
- Source: Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, Volume 4, Issue 3, Sep 2014, p. 231 - 238
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- 01 Sep 2014
Abstract
Abstract
The article analyses Ingmar Bergman�s Smiles of a Summer Night and Lars von Trier�s The Kingdom. By means of evolution-and neurology-based humour theory it shows how the two directors � who ordinarily make dark and tragic films � use humour mechanisms from mainstream entertainment to transform tragic and painful situations into a social ritual of mirth.
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