D. W. Griffith's The birth of a nation [[electronic resource] ] : a history of "the most controversial motion picture of all time" / / Melvyn Stokes

• Autore: Stokes Melvyn
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/72
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-393) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. Première in Los Angeles; 2. Thomas Dixon Jr.; 3. David Wark Griffith; 4. Making The Birth of a Nation; 5. Transforming the American Movie Audience; 6. Fighting a Vicious Film; 7. Griffith's View of History; 8. After Birth; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this deeply researched and fascinating study, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception, and continuing history of D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation. The 1915 film introduced many new conventions that would soon come to define American cinema, while it also drew large numbers of middle-class patrons to moviegoing for the first time. Though the film was a landmark aesthetic work, it was also a spectacle of unfettered racism, with a storyline that would inspire both bigotry and distrust. This indispensable account sheds light on both its groundbreaki
• Titolo autorizzato: D. W. Griffith's The birth of a nation
• ISBN: 0-19-772366-7; 9780195333795; 1-281-15919-0; 9786611159191; 0-19-804436-4; 1-4356-1770-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778346803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II