Medieval art and the look of silent film : the influence on costume and set design /

"This book explores the Middle Ages as the prevailing influence on costume and set design in silent film. In the wake of World War I, designers overthrew the artifice of prewar style and manners and drew upon what seemed a nobler, purer age to create an ambiance that reflected higher ideals&quo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sigler, Lora Ann (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
Motion pictures > Art direction.
Silent films > History and criticism.
Art, Medieval > Influence.
Motion pictures > Setting and scenery.
Cinéma > Direction artistique.
Films muets > Histoire et critique.
Art médiéval > Influence.
Cinéma > Décors.
Art, Medieval > Influence
Motion pictures > Art direction
Motion pictures > Setting and scenery
Silent films
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Setting the stage
  • Staging the set
  • The web we wove
  • The weave we wore
  • Taking it to the seats
  • Living it up: in the hills
  • Keep the home buyers turning
  • More play for less pay: women in film production
  • Epilogue: that's about the sum of it
  • Appendix A. mechanization and the aftereffects of World War I
  • Appendix B. Audrey Munson: the "girl of dreams"
  • Appendix C. Purveyors of fantasy: Ertø and Georges Barbier
  • Appendix D. Critical wit: James Laver
  • Appendix E. Siegfried Kracauer, Lotte Eisner and the rise of the Nazis hypothesis.

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