American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929.

During the Silent Era, when most films dealt with dramatic or comedic takes on the "boy meets girl, boy loses girl" theme, other motion pictures dared to tackle such topics as rejuvenation, revivication, mesmerism, the supernatural and the grotesque. A Daughter of the Gods (1916), The Phan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soister, John T.
Otros Autores: Nicolella, Henry, Joyce, Steve
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson : McFarland & amp; Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012.
Temas:
Horror films > United States > Catalogs.
Science fiction films > United States > Catalogs.
Fantasy films > United States > Catalogs.
Silent films > United States > Catalogs.
Films d'horreur > États-Unis > Catalogues.
Films fantastiques > États-Unis > Catalogues.
Films muets > États-Unis > Catalogues.
ART > Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Fantasy films
Horror films
Science fiction films
Silent films
United States
Catalogs
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the Silent Era, when most films dealt with dramatic or comedic takes on the "boy meets girl, boy loses girl" theme, other motion pictures dared to tackle such topics as rejuvenation, revivication, mesmerism, the supernatural and the grotesque. A Daughter of the Gods (1916), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Magician (1926) and Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) were among the unusual and startling films containing story elements that went far beyond the realm of "highly unlikely." Using surviving documentation and their combined expertise, the authors catalog and di.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (831 pages)
ISBN:9780786487905
0786487909

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