Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom

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Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom. / Grodal, Torben Kragh.

I: Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, Bind 4, Nr. 3, 09.2014, s. 231-238.

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Grodal, TK 2014, 'Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom', Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, bind 4, nr. 3, s. 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1386/jsca.4.3.231_1

APA

Grodal, T. K. (2014). Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom. Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, 4(3), 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1386/jsca.4.3.231_1

Vancouver

Grodal TK. Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom. Journal of Scandinavian Cinema. 2014 sep.;4(3):231-238. https://doi.org/10.1386/jsca.4.3.231_1

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Grodal, Torben Kragh. / Two Nordic existential comedies: Smiles of a Summer Night and The Kingdom. I: Journal of Scandinavian Cinema. 2014 ; Bind 4, Nr. 3. s. 231-238.

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