Scandinavia's foremost living auteur and the catalyst of the Dogme95 movement, Lars von Trier is arguably world cinema's most confrontational and polarizing figure. Wilfully devastating audiences, Trier has cultivated an insistently transnational cinema, taking inspiration from sources that range fr[...]

"Traditions in World Cinema" brings together a colorful and wide ranging collection of world cinematic traditions--national, regional, and global--all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. The movements described range from well-known traditio[...]