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American cinema, 1890-1909 : themes and variations /
At the turn of the twentieth century, cinema was quickly establishing itself as a legitimate form of popular entertainment. The essays in American Cinema 1890?1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment insti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Screen decades.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | At the turn of the twentieth century, cinema was quickly establishing itself as a legitimate form of popular entertainment. The essays in American Cinema 1890?1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with all the early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of the invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to what we now call?cinema.? By examining the battles over patents, production, exhibition, and the reception of fil. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 268 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253), filmography (p. 247-248) , and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813546445 0813546443 9786612033490 6612033495 |