The Dance of Life: Edvard Munch and his life

Communications 202

The film “The Dance of Life” follows Edvard Munch through his life and focuses on the most significant events. This film shows how his life directly influenced his art and paintings, and how he developed into one of the most influential and important artists of his century.

Since the film opened it has been sold to a number of TV-channels all over the world. It was nominated for the Norwegian Amanda and won a prize in the film festival of Bratislava in1998. It was also chosen to represent Norway in the Film festival of Montreal in 2003 as a part of a Nordic film program.

This lecture will explore the way in which the film is telling the story of the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. Is there such a thing as a Nordic film story? – A singularly Nordic way to tell a story?

Using clips from the film the lecture looks at both the script and the visuals and how the director chooses to portray the life of the painter and how his life translated into his art.