TY - BOOK ID - 5281360 TI - American silent film PY - 1998 SN - 0306808765 PB - New York, NY : Da Capo, DB - UniCat KW - Motion pictures KW - Silent films KW - Cinéma KW - Films muets KW - History. KW - History and criticism. KW - Histoire KW - Histoire et critique KW - Cinéma KW - CINEMA AMERICAIN KW - FILMS MUETS KW - HISTOIRE ET CRITIQUE UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5281360 AB - Praised as the "best modern survey of the silent period" ('New Republic'), this indispensable history tells you everything you need to know about American silent film, from the nickelodeons in the early 1900s to the birth of the first "talkies" in the late 1920s. The author provides vivid descriptions of classic pictures such as 'The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Sunrise, The Covered Wagon, 'and' Greed', and lucidly discusses their technical and artistic merits and weaknesses. He pays tribute to acknowledged masters like D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Lillian and Dorothy Gish, but he also gives ample attention to previously neglected yet equally gifted actors and directors. In addition, the book covers individual genres, such as the comedy, western gangster, and spectacle, and explores such essential but little-understood subjects as art direction, production design, lighting and camera techniques, and the art of the subtitle. Intended for all scholars, students, and lovers of film, this fascinating book, which features over 150 film stills, provides a rich and comprehensive overview of this unforgettable era in film history. ER -