Silent Cinema: Before the Pictures Got Small Tapa blanda - 2017

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Wallflower Press, 2017. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2017 Wallflower Press softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Since the spectacular success of The Artist (2011) there has been a resurgence of interest in silent cinema, and particularly in the lush and passionate screen dramas of the 1920s. This book offers an introduction to the cinema of this extraordinary period, outlining the development of the form between the end of the First World War and the introduction of synchronized sound at the end of the 1920s. Lawrence Napper addresses the relationship between film aesthetics and the industrial and political contexts of film production through a series of case studies of "national" cinemas. It also focuses on film-going as the most popular leisure activity of the age. Topics such as the star system, cinema buildings, musical accompaniments, film fashions,… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New. "A Wallflower Press book"--Title page verso.

Wallflower Pr, 2017. Paperback. New. 120 pages. 8.00x6.00x0.25 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.