Italian silent cinema : a reader /
Despite the wealth of studies of silent cinema in the English language, knowledge of the medium's first decades has remained attached to a canon in which Italian silent cinema appears deceptively familiar but largely absent. With 30 essays written by leading scholars in the field, 'Italian...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian |
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New Barnet, Herts, U.K. :
John Libbey Publishing Ltd,
[2013]
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| Summary: | Despite the wealth of studies of silent cinema in the English language, knowledge of the medium's first decades has remained attached to a canon in which Italian silent cinema appears deceptively familiar but largely absent. With 30 essays written by leading scholars in the field, 'Italian Silent Cinema' illuminates this understudied area of film history. Featuring over 100 illustrations, the reader brings into focus individual film companies, stars and genres and seeks to place the Italian production of dramas, comedies, serials, newsreels, and avant-garde works in dialogue with international film culture. |
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| Item Description: | Most essays translated from Italian. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 401 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-369) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780861966707 0861966708 |