The law of the looking glass [[electronic resource] ] : cinema in Poland, 1896-1939 / / Sheila Skaff

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455880803321
• Autore: Skaff Sheila
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 0-8214-4252-X
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 245 p. : ill
• Collana: Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series
• Disciplina: 791.4309438/09041
• Soggetti: Motion pictures - Poland - History; Motion picture industry - Poland - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-231) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The first films, 1896-1908 -- The emergence of a competitive industry, 1908-18 -- From national cinema to cinema in the nation-state, 1918-23 -- The golden years of silent cinema, 1923-29 -- The transition from silent to sound film, 1929-30 -- The transition in practice, 1930-36 -- Beyond the talkies, 1936-39.