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A discovery of cinema / Thorold Dickinson.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London, New York, Oxford University Press, 1971.Description: 164 p. illus., ports. 21 cmISBN:
  • 0192114395
  • 0192114409
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43
LOC classification:
  • PN 1993.5 D553d 1971
Summary: This brief history of the cinema surveys the birth, development, and modern period of silent and sound films. The approach seeks out major "auteurs" of film, discusses their more artistic works, and places them in historical perspective. Commentary on the aesthetic nature of film includes speculation on the relationship of sound to silent films and the mechanical methods film-makers use in creating especially tense filmic moments. Narrative, "subjective," and "factual" films from a variety of countries are categorized and discussed. The book is illustrated by numerous enlargements from film frames and by many portraits of film-makers. (CH)
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1993.5 D553d 1971 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000120279

Bibliography: p. 154-155.

This brief history of the cinema surveys the birth, development, and modern period of silent and sound films. The approach seeks out major "auteurs" of film, discusses their more artistic works, and places them in historical perspective. Commentary on the aesthetic nature of film includes speculation on the relationship of sound to silent films and the mechanical methods film-makers use in creating especially tense filmic moments. Narrative, "subjective," and "factual" films from a variety of countries are categorized and discussed. The book is illustrated by numerous enlargements from film frames and by many portraits of film-makers. (CH)

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