| Women in the Silent Cinema: Histories of Fame and Fate Contributor(s): Förster, Annette (Author) |
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ISBN: 9089647198 ISBN-13: 9789089647191 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press OUR PRICE: $192.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Film & Video |
| Series: Framing Film |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.21 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This magisterial book offers comprehensive accounts of the professional itineraries of three women in the silent film in the Netherlands, France and North America. Annette F rster presents a careful assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adri nne Solser; an exploration of the stage and screen careers of French actress and filmmaker Musidora and Canadian-born actress and filmmaker Nell Shipman; an analysis of the interaction between the popular stage and the silent cinema from the perspective of women at work in both realms; fresh insights into Dutch stage and screen comedy, the French revue and the American Northwest drama of the 1910s; and much more, all grounded in a wealth of archival research. |
Contributor Bio(s): Forster, Annette: - Annette Förster is a media historian and film curator who specializes in women and film history. |