A Revolution for the Screen: Abel Gance's Napoleon
Author:   Paul Cuff
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781041175117


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   01 December 2025
Format:   Paperback
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A Revolution for the Screen: Abel Gance's Napoleon


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Abel Gance's silent masterpiece, Napoleon, was given a limited run on its debut in 1927, but soon afterwards distributors in France and America, unwilling to deal with its nine-hour running time, subjected it to savage cuts - with devastating results for the movie and for film history. The struggle across ensuing decades to restore and reintegrate Gance's film has formed a backdrop to an array of formal, contextual, and ideological battles. In this book, Paul Cuff takes account of those battles and challenges received opinion on Gance's view of both his film and its subject.|Paul Cuff takes account of the struggle across decades to restore and reintegrate Gance's film Napoleon and challenges received opinion on this work.

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Author:   Paul Cuff
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781041175117


ISBN 10:   1041175116
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   01 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations, Note on formatting , Acknowledgements, Foreword, Preface: Critical perspective 1. Napoleonic ambition and historical imagination 2. Shaping expectations: The young Napoléon Bonaparte 3. Civilization and savagery: Visions of the French Revolution 4. Mortal gods: Voices of power and of providence 5. The dark light of Napoleonic cinema 6. A view from the margins of history 7. Melodrama and the formulations of family 8. Worlds in transition: Class, consumption, corruption 9. Death and transf.iguration Conclusion: The case for enthusiasm, Filmography and bibliography, Index.

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Paul Cuff is an Associate Fellow in the Department of Film and Television at the University of Warwick, UK.

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