| Edition |
10th ed. |
| Description |
xii, 772 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introductory assumptions -- Birth -- Film narrative, commercial expansion -- Griffith -- Mack Sennett and the Chaplin shorts -- Movie czars and movie stars -- The German golden age -- Soviet montage -- Sound -- France between the wars -- The American studio years: 1930-45 -- Hollywood in transition: 1946-65 -- Neorealism and the New Wave -- National cinemas 1: 1945- -- Hollywood renaissance: 1964-76 -- National cinemas 2: 1968- -- The return of the myths: 1977- -- Conglomerates and cassettes: 1975- -- Digital cinema: 1999- -- Distributors -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
"This edition offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film. From the early experiments with motion photography, through the American studio years of the 1930's and 1940's, from Neorealism and the New Wave, up to the present age of digital cinema, A Short History of Film provides a comprehensive presentation of the history of cinema. This tenth edition has been revised and updated to include current scholarship, recent industry developments, and new films and filmmakers."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- History.
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Motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01027285
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Kawin, Bruce F., 1945-
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| ISBN |
9780205537556 |
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0205537553 |
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