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Film

A World History

by Daniel Borden, Florian Duijsens, Thomas Gilbert and Adele Smith

Type
Encyclopedias
Subject
History of Cinema
Keywords
history of cinema, genre, director
Publishing date
2008
Publisher
Abrams Books
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 480 pages
4 ½ x 6 ¼ inches (11.5 x 16 cm)
ISBN
978-0-8109-7140-0
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Book Presentation:
Organized both chronologically and thematically, a comprehensive overview of film history ranges from its earliest origins, through the eventful era of the twentieth century, to the present day, charting significant cinematic movements and genres, detailing the evolution of the movie industry, and profiling the great directors and actors, past and present.

About the authors:
Daniel Borden, Florian Duÿsens, Thomas Gilbert, Adele Smith, and Heather Thompson are writers, journalists, and scholars who have written for numerous publications on the history, criticism, theory, and aesthetics of motion pictures. They live in Germany.

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