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Record Nr.

UNISA996248213003316

Autore

Pearson Roberta E.

Titolo

Eloquent Gestures : The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films / / Roberta E. Pearson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1992]

©1992

ISBN

0-585-29940-4

0-520-91104-0

Edizione

[Reprint 2019]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 184 p. ) : ill. ;

Disciplina

791.43/0973

Soggetti

Silent films - United States - History

Motion picture acting

Movement (Acting)

Silent films - History and criticism - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Theatrical Heritage -- 3. The Histrionic and Verisimilar Codes in the Biograph Films -- 4. Performance Style and the Interaction of Signifying Practices -- 5. D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company -- 6. Henry B. Walthall -- 7. Trade Press Discourse -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index