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Silent Cinema

An Introduction

by Paolo Cherchi Usai

Type
Didactic
Subject
Silent Cinema
Keywords
silent cinema
Publishing date
1999
   > See the newer edition (2019)
Publisher
BFI Publishing
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 229 pages
6 x 8 ¾ inches (15 x 22.5 cm)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
0-85170-746-7
978-0-85170-746-4
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Book Presentation:
This revised guide to silent film studies contains two new chapters that present an analysis of color technology and aesthetics. They look at how silent films are saved, restored and made accessible via archives. Aided by new material, this book is a survey of the first 30 years in the history of film.

See the publisher website: BFI Publishing

Newer edition

Silent Cinema:A Guide to Study, Research and Curatorship

Silent Cinema (2019)

A Guide to Study, Research and Curatorship

by Paolo Cherchi Usai

Publisher: BFI Publishing

Subject: Silent Cinema

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