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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143539103321

Autore

Phillips Alastair <1963->

Titolo

City of darkness, city of light : émigré filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939 / / Alastair Phillips [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2003

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-280-95896-0

9786610958962

90-485-0525-9

0-585-49818-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Film culture in transition

Disciplina

791.430944

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - France - Paris - History

Motion picture producers and directors - Germany

Motion picture producers and directors - Austria

Germans - France - Paris

Austrians - France - Paris

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: The City in Context -- Chapter Three: City of Light -- Chapter Four: City of Darkness -- Chapter Five: Divided City -- Chapter Six: Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendices -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The volume is the first-ever book-length study of the cinematic representation of Paris in the films of German èmigrè filmmakers.