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A short history of film / / Wheeler Winston Dixon & Gwendolyn Audrey Foster



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Autore: Dixon Wheeler W. <1950-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: A short history of film / / Wheeler Winston Dixon & Gwendolyn Audrey Foster Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (480 p.)
Disciplina: 791.43/7
791.4309
Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - History
Motion picture industry - History
Altri autori: FosterGwendolyn Audrey  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-409) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Timeline; Chapter 1: The Invention of the Movies; Chapter 2: The Birth of an American Industry; Chapter 3: World Cinema: The Silent Era; Chapter 4: The Hollywood Studio System in the 1930's and 1940's; Chapter 5: International Cinema Through World War II; Chapter 6: Postwar Challenges to the Movies; Chapter 7: World Cinema in the 1950's; Chapter 8: The 1960's Explosion; Chapter 9: World Cinema 1970 to the Present; Chapter 10: The New Hollywood; Glossary of Film Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
Sommario/riassunto: The history of international cinema is now available in a concise, conveniently sized, and affordable volume. Succinct yet comprehensive, A Short History of Film provides an accessible overview of the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from the 1880's to the present. More than 250 rare stills and illustrations accompany the text, bringing readers face to face with many of the key players and films that have marked the industry.Beginning with precursors of what we call moving pictures, Wheeler Winston Dixon and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster lead a fast-paced tour
Titolo autorizzato: A short history of film  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-77651-3
9786611776510
0-8135-4475-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996248205003316
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