Silent movies : the birth of film and the triumph of movie culture / Peter Kobel and the Library of Congress ; foreword by Martin Scorsese ; introduction by Kevin Brownlow.
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TextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 301 p. : ill. (some col.), music ; 32 cmISBN: - 0316117919
- 0821262076
- 9780316117913
- 9780821262078
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia, Peter Kobel has created the definitive visual history of silent film. From its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest narrative shorts, through the brilliant full-length features of the 1920s, Silent Movies captures the greatest directors and actors and their immortal films.
Silent Movies also looks at the technology of early film, the use of color photography, and the restoration work being spearheaded by some of Hollywood's most important directors, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
Richly illustrated from the Library of Congress's extensive collection of posters, paper prints, film stills, and memorabilia -- most of which have never been in print -- Silent Movies is an important work of history that will also be a sought-after gift book for all lovers of film.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-288) and index.