Light in the Dark: A History of Filmmaking in Iceland

Light in the Dark tells the dramatic history of Icelandic cinema from its modest origin in the early twentieth century to the heterogenous and complex national cinema of today. In tracing this wide-ranging history, author Björn Norðfjörð describes the constant tug between local and national cultural forces and the transnational and global pull of world cinema.

Norðfjörð starts by casting light on the earliest films made in the country, expanding outward to survey Scandinavians adaptations of...