LEADER 03485nam 2200649 450 001 9910496140103321 005 20230801215254.0 010 $a0-585-29940-4 010 $a0-520-91104-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520911048 035 $a(CKB)111057870440110 035 $a(dli)HEB08052 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000145554 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12053357 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145554 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10156931 035 $a(PQKB)10182806 035 $a(DE-B1597)543610 035 $a(OCoLC)1149493147 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520911048 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000009641351 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30495737 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30495737 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111057870440110 100 $a20230801d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnummmmuuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEloquent Gestures $eThe Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films /$fRoberta Pearson 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBerkeley, California :$cUniversity of California Press,$d[1992] 210 4$dİ1992 215 $a1 online resource (x, 184 p. )$cill. ; 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-520-07366-5 311 0 $a0-520-07365-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. Introduction --$t2. The Theatrical Heritage --$t3. The Histrionic and Verisimilar Codes in the Biograph Films --$t4. Performance Style and the Interaction of Signifying Practices --$t5. D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company --$t6. Henry B. Walthall --$t7. Trade Press Discourse --$t8. Conclusion --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aBetween 1908 and 1913, D. W. Griffith played a key role in the reformulating of film's narrative techniques, thus contributing to the creation of what we now think of as the classical Hollywood cinema. This book is the only extensive treatment of a critical period in the history of film acting: the emergence of the realistic "verisimilar" style in Griffith's biograph films. Roberta Pearson shows how Griffith gradually abandoned the deliberately affected "histrionic" acting style derived from the nineteenth-century stage. No longer did actors mime distress by raising their arms to heaven or clutching their heads--a subtle facial expression, a slight change in posture would convey a character's extreme emotions instead. Pearson makes detailed comparisons of certain Biograph films and brings a freshness to her analysis by closely examining contemporary journalistic writing, acting manuals, and the recollections of actors of the time. Her work is important for anyone interested in early cinema and performance, and it will enliven the study of American cultural history and mass communications. 606 $aSilent films$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMotion picture acting 606 $aMovement (Acting) 615 0$aSilent films$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMotion picture acting. 615 0$aMovement (Acting) 676 $a791.430973 700 $aPearson$b Roberta E.$01013493 712 02$aAmerican Council of Learned Societies. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910496140103321 996 $aEloquent gestures$92806756 997 $aUNINA