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Body Shots : Early Cinema's Incarnations /

Argues that it was the human form in motion that most profoundly shaped early cinema. Situating his discussion in a political and historical context, the author begins his analysis with films that reveal striking anxieties and preoccupations about persons on public display. It also considers twentie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Auerbach, Jonathan, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario:Argues that it was the human form in motion that most profoundly shaped early cinema. Situating his discussion in a political and historical context, the author begins his analysis with films that reveal striking anxieties and preoccupations about persons on public display. It also considers twentieth-century American incarnation of cinema itself.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520941199