Film and Attraction

From Kinematography to Cinema

AvAndre Gaudreault

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Establishing a new vision for film history, Film and Attraction: From Kinematography to Cinema urges readers to consider the importance of complex social and cultural forces in early film. AndrÉ Gaudreault argues that Edison and the LumiÈres did not invent cinema; they invented a device. Explaining how this device, the kinematograph, gave rise to cinema is the challenge he sets for himself in this volume. He highlights the forgotten role of the film lecturer and examines film's relationship with other visual spectacles in fin-de-siÈcle culture, from magic sketches to fairy plays and photography to vaudeville. In reorienting the study of film history, Film and Attraction offers a candid reassessment of Georges MÉliÈs' rich oeuvre and includes a new, unabridged translation of MÉliÈs' famous 1907 text "Kinematographic Views." A foreword by Rick Altman stresses the relevance of Gaudreault's concerns to Anglophone film scholarship.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-05-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:399 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
Medarbetare:Rick Altman
ISBN:9780252078057
Översättare:Timothy Barnard
Utmärkelser:Winner of <DIV>Author received the Jean Mitry Prize given by the Giornate del Cinema Muto, honoring individuals who contribute to the advancement of history and recognition of silent cinema, 2010.</DIV> 2010

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

AndrÉ Gaudreault is a professor at the DÉpartement d’histoire de l’art et d’Études cinÉmatographiques at the UniversitÉ de MontrÉal, the author of From Plato to LumiÈre: Narration and Monstration in Literature and Cinema, and the editor of American Cinema 1890–1909: Themes and Variations.Timothy Barnard is a film historian, publisher, and translator.

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Author received the Jean Mitry Prize given by the Giornate del Cinema Muto, honoring individuals who contribute to the advancement of history and recognition of silent cinema, 2010."This work could indeed help rewrite the history of 'early cinema.' Highly recommended."--Choice"A tour de force. The many historical references to specific uses of cinematic terms that are summoned by the author is impressive and can be accomplished only by a scholar with long and substantial experience working in the field. Books on film historiography as insightful, substantial, and concise as this one are rare."--Charles O'Brien, author of Cinema's Conversion to Sound: Technology and Film Style in France and the U.S. "Thoughtful and provocative."--Philip French, Times Literary Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Rick Altman ixAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 11. Looking at Early Cinema in a New Light 92. The Emergence of the Kinematograph 323. Attraction and the Kinematograph 484. Intermediality and the Kinematograph 625. A Problematic Institutional Space 83Conclusion 98Appendix A: Discussion between the Author and the Editors of the Journal 1895 109Appendix B: "Kinematographic Views" (1907) by Georges Melies, edited with an introduction and annotations by Jacques Malthete 133Notes 153Works Cited in the Present Volume 177General Bibliography on Early Cinema 185Index 203