Keaton's silent shorts [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the laughter

• Autore: Oldham Gabriella
• Pubblicazione: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4302/80972; 791.430280972
• Soggetto topico: Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book Title; Contents; Illustrations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: One Week; Chapter 3: Convict 13; Chapter 4: The Scarecrow; Chapter 5: Neighbors; Chapter 6: The Haunted House; Chapter 7: Hard Luck; Chapter 8: The High Sign; Chapter 9: The Goat; Chapter 10: The Playhouse; Chapter 11: The Boat; Chapter 12: The Paleface; Chapter 13: Cops; Chapter 14: My Wife's Relations; Chapter 15: The Blacksmith; Chapter 16: The Frozen North; Chapter 17: Daydreams; Chapter 18: The Electric House; Chapter 19: The Balloonatic; Chapter 20: The Love Nest; Chapter 21: Conclusion; Notes ; Selected BibliographyIndex; Author Bio; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Filling a major gap in the critical canon, Keaton's Classic Shorts: Beyond the Laughter chronicles the rapid growth in the filmmaker's understanding of what makes both comedy and film successful. Keaton developed his major themes in these nineteen silent short films shot between 1920 and 1923, creating his persona "Buster" with his trademark stone face. These short films clearly indicate Keaton's love of the camera and his concern for composition, symmetry, and images that delight the eye and startle the mind. Oldham reconstructs each of these rarely seen films
• Titolo autorizzato: Keaton's silent shorts
• ISBN: 0-585-10806-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812720803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II