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Available
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Publication
Knopf (1990), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 579 pages
Description
Combining film history and social history, Kevin Brownlow surveys the treatment of contemporary social problems by film directors and producers in the early part of the century. This is the definitive history of silent films, documenting many that have been lost or forgotten.
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As it was written with only a handful of the person's mentioned still alive, this volume in Brownlow's silent film trilogy does not posses the entertaining and often exciting anecdotes that made The Parade's Gone By and The War, the West, and the Wilderness such fun to read. However, being as it is
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a Kevin Brownlow book, it is chock full of information and is an invaluable guide for those seeking an exploration into the world of silent cinema and early nineteenth century American society.. Show Less
Awards
LA Times Book Prize (Finalist — History — 1991)
Richard Wall Memorial Award (Special Jury Prize — 1991)
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Physical description
579 p.; 10.1 inches
ISBN
0394577477 / 9780394577470