Table of Contents

Introduction / Uli Jung and Martin Loiperdinger Part I: Asta Nielsen in Denmark 1. Presenting AFGRUNDEN in Copenhagen and Skive / Casper Tybjerg 2. Nordisk Films Kompagni and Asta Nielsen / Isak Thorsen 3. Ambivalent Admiration: Asta Nielsen's Conflicted Reception in Denmark, 1911-14 / Julie K. Allen 4. Adalhlutverkid leikur: Fru Asta Nielsen-Gad. Asta Nielsen Films in Reykjavik, 1912-1925 / Agnes Schindler Part II: AFGRUNDEN: Debut Film of an Unknown Actress 5. AFGRUNDEN aka KUILU in Finland. Nordiska Biograd Kompaniet, Exclusive Distribution and Newly Established Censorship / Outi Hupanittu 6. AFGRUNDEN in Warsaw and Asta Nielsen's Popularity in Polish Territories / Andrzej Debski 7. AFGRUNDEN and Professor Ehrlich's Magic Bullet in Alexandria / Ouissal Mejri Part III: The Making of the Film Star in Germany 8. 'Die Duse der Kino-Kunst': Asta Nielsen's Berlin Made Brand / Martin Loiperdinger 9. Advertising Asta Nielsen and the Long-Feature Film: The Case of Mannheim / Andrea Haller 10. Screening Asta Nielsen Films in Metz Before the First World War / Pierre Stotzky Part IV: Asta Nielsen Films in Local Exhibition 11. Asta Nielsen Films in Innsbruck Before the First World War / Patrick Blaser 12. Asta Nielsen in Zurich: Film Exhibition and Reviews / Mattia Lento 13. Advertising Asta Nielsen: Traces of Local Trade Rivalry in Zurich and Transnational Circulation / Adrian Gerber 14. Asta Nielsen in the Cinema Theatres of Lausanne, 1911-1913 / Pierre-Emmanuel Jaques 15. 'Earning the Audience's Unbridled Applause': Asta Nielsen Films in Luxembourg / Paul Lesch 16. 'Celebrada artista de fama mundial': Asta Nielsen in Barcelona, 1910-1914 / Maria Antonia Paz and Julio Montero Part V: Censorship Versus Art Discourse 17. 'The Great Asta Nielsen,' 'The Shady Exclusive' and the Birth of Film Censorship in Britain, 1911-1914 / Jon Burrows 18. Vindicating The Great Moment Against Swedish Censorship: Asta Nielsen's Soulful Eyes as On-Screen Pantomime / Anne Bachmann Part VI: The International Cinema Celebrity 19. Italy's First Film Star: Asta Nielsen, 'Polaris' / Giovanni Lasi 20. Asta Nielsen and the Russian Film Trade / Laui Piispa 21. Distributing, Programming, and Recycling Asta Nielsen Films in the Netherlands, 1911-1920 / Ansje van Beusekom 22. Opportunities Gone By: Asta Nielsen Films in France Before the First World War / Valdo Kneubuhler 23. Asta Nielsen's Flickering Stardom in the USA, 1912-1914 / Richard Abel Part VII: Outside the Western World 24. Asta Nielsen as Import Commodity: International Stardom and Local Film Distribution in Brazil, 1911-1915 / Rielle Navitski 25. Asta Nielsen, Cinema-going and Film Censorship in the Netherlands Indies, 1912-1918 / Dafna Ruppin 26. 'The Great Favorite, Miss Asta Nielsen': Asta Nielsen on Australasian Screens / Stephen Bottomore 27. Asta Nielsen and Shimpa Films in Japan / Sawako Ogawa Part VIII: Asta Nielsen: Positioning Her Status 28. Asta Nielsen and Her Destitute Female Characters / Caroline Henkes 29. Asta Nielsen in Germany: A Reception-Oriented Approach / Annemone Ligensa 30. From Screen Personalities to Stars: Analysing Early Film Fame in Europe / Ian Christie Asta Nielsen: International Filmography, 1910-1914

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About the Author

Martin Loiperdinger is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Trier. His publications on early cinema include articles, books, television shows, exhibitions, and DVDs. Uli Jung teaches English literature and film at the University of Trier and has published extensively on early German film.

Reviews

"[P]resents case studies from 22 countries about Asta Nielsen's significance as a feature-length movie star in the years before World War I." -COMMUNICATION BOOKNOTES Qtly