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Swedish Cinema Alters History: Ingeborg Holm and the Poor Laws Debate

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Summary, in English

This article traces the reception of the the Swedish film Ingeborg Holm in 1913. The film created a fierce debate regarding the Swedish poor laws. This debate eventually led to changes in the law in 1918.

Department/s

Publishing year

2000

Language

English

Pages

47-64

Publication/Series

Scandinavica - International Journal of Scandinavian Studies

Volume

39

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Norvik Press

Topic

  • Arts

Keywords

  • Ingeborg Holm
  • Swedish silent film
  • Victor Seastrom
  • poor laws
  • journalism

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0036-5653