a survey Gomery, Douglas creator text bibliography cau Belmont, Calif Wadsworth Pub. Co. c1991 1991 monographic eng

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xvi, 510 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. Gomery's text is the first film history text to treat movies both as an important economic industry and as mass social art. Preface. Part I: The silent cinema 1895-1927. The invention and innovation of the movies. The triumph of Hollywood. Hollywood establishes the classic narrative style. Influential alternatives to Hollywood: European cinema. The Soviet experiment in filmmaking. Part II: The Hollywood studio era: 1928-1950. The coming of sound and the studio system. The golden age of Hollywood moviemaking. Pre-World War II alternatives to Hollywood: France, Britain, and Germany. Post-World War II alternatives to Hollywood. The television era: 1951-1975. Part III: The television era: 1951 to 1975. Television, wide-screen and colour. Transformation in Hollywood movie-making. The art cinema alternative. Searching for alternative styles. An epilogue: contemporary film history. Bibliography. Filmographies and sources of films. Index. Douglas Gomery. Includes bibliographical references (p. 442-468) and index. Motion pictures History PN1993.5.A1 G633 1990 791.43 0534122949 DLC 891206 20260310164847.0 128119