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American Cinema of the 1920s
Themes and Variations
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Edited by:
Lucy Fischer
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With contributions by:
Angela Dalle Vacche
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English
Published/Copyright:
2009
About this book
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.
Author / Editor information
LUCY FISCHER is a Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and English at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of Designing Women: Art Deco, Cinema, and the Female Form, among many other publications.
Reviews
"This most recent volume in the Screen Decades series, which looks at American culture and American cinema decade by decade, offers ten essays on the cinema of what F. Scott Fitzgerald termed 'the jazz age.' These fresh, insightful essays spark attention on the era of emancipation, Prohibition, materialism, the arrival of radio and sound films, and, of course, bobbed hair. Recommended."
— Choice“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”
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April 15, 2009
eBook ISBN:
9780813547152
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9780813547152
Keywords for this book
1920s; twenties; 20s; motion picture; motion picture industry; cinema; films; movies; sound; entertainment; mass entertainment; film studios; movie studio; craftsmen; technicians; cinematographers; editors; screenwriters; set designers; star system; celebrity; status; actors; Charlie Chaplin; Chaplin; Mary Pickford; Pickford; Joan Crawford; Crawford; Greta Garbo; Garbo; Rudolph Valentino; Valentino; black performers; race films; race; mainstream; Hollywood; film style; film genres; melodrama; western; historical epic; romantic comedy; slapstick; science fiction; fantasy; era; media
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