American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations

Medientyp: E-Book

Titel: American Cinema of the 1920s : Themes and Variations

Erschienen: New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, [2009]
[Online-Ausgabe]

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource; 33

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.36019/9780813547152

ISBN: 9780813547152

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RVK-Notation: AP 59483 : USA

Schlagwörter: Motion pictures United States History ; Motion pictures United States Plots, themes, etc ; PERFORMING ARTS / General ; performing arts, film, video, media, media studies, communications, american studies, american culture, american cinema, 1920s, 20s, roaring twenties, film studies, motion picture, film industry, entertainment, hollywood, old hollywood, film studio, cinematographer, editor, screenwriter, set designer, celebrity, charlie chaplin, mary pickford, joan crawford, greta garbo, rudolph valentino, race film, blockbuster, classic hollywood, classic film, melodrama, western, historical epic, romantic comedy, slapstick, science fiction, fantasy

Art der Reproduktion: [Online-Ausgabe]

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Anmerkungen: restricted access online access with authorization star
In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web

Beschreibung: During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set designers. The birth of the star system supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy. In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920s examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline: The 1920s -- Introduction: Movies and the 1920s / Fischer, Lucy -- 1920 Movies, Margarine, and Main Street / Aronson, Michael -- 1921 Movies and Personality / Anderson, Mark Lynn -- 1922 Movies and the Perilous Future / Ross, Sara -- 1923 Movies and the Changing Body of Cinema / Landy, Marcia -- 1924 Movies and Play / Bean, Jennifer M. -- 1925 Movies and a Year of Change / Young, Gwenda -- 1926 Movies and Divine Stars, Defining Gender / Turim, Maureen -- 1927 Movies and the New Woman as Consumer / Higashi, Sumiko -- 1928 Movies, Social Conformity, and Imminent Traumas / Vacche, Angela Dalle -- 1929 Movies, Crashes, and Finales / Fischer, Lucy -- Select Academy Awards, 1927–1929 -- Sources for Films -- Works Cited and Consulted -- Contributors -- Index

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