Studying Early and Silent Cinema by Keith Withall
In this accessible introduction to early and silent cinema, which is currently enjoying a renaissance, both academically and in the popular imagination thanks to The Artist, Keith Withall provides both a comprehensive chronology of the period until the birth of sound and also a series of detailed case studies on the key films from the period - some well known (including Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, Eisenstein's Strike and Chaplin's The Kid), some perhaps less well familiar (including Murnau's The Last Laugh and Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates). As well as covering in detail the major film-making figures and nations of the period, the author also provides insights into the industry in less well documented areas. Throughout, the films and film-makers are placed in the context of rapid worldwide industrial change. (Please note this book is a revised and expanded version of Early and Silent Cinema: A Teacher's Guide, published by Auteur in 2007.)
Keith Withall is a UK-based film studies teacher and writer specialising in early and silent cinema.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906733698 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906733694 |
| Title | Studying Early and Silent Cinema |
| Author | Keith Withall |
| Series | Auteur |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2014-12-09 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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