Parkinson, David

History of film / David Parkinson. - 2nd ed. - New York : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2012. - 304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. - World of art . - World of art .

Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-291) and index.

From science to cinema -- The foundations of classical Hollywood -- Film art, 1908-30 -- The golden age of Hollywood, 1927-41 -- The emergence of national cinemas, 1930-45 -- Facing realities, 1946-59 -- New inspirations, 1959-70 -- The rise of world cinema, 1970-95 -- Into the second century : world cinema since 1995.

"Traces the evolution of the moving image from the earliest shadow shows to the digital film-making of the twenty-first century"--Cover, p. [4].

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Motion pictures--History.
Cine--Historia
Historia del cine

PN 1993.5 / P247h 2012

791.4309