Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema: Sounding out Utopia
Author:   Paul Cuff
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9783319388175


Pages:   241
Publication Date:   21 November 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema: Sounding out Utopia


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Author:   Paul Cuff
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.602kg
ISBN:  

9783319388175


ISBN 10:   3319388177
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   21 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Preface: The sublime and the ridiculous.-Part I: Overcoming the past.- Introduction.- 1. In the shadow of war.- 2. Towards utopia.- 3. Prophets of the future.- 4. Cinema and the life of space.- Summary: Part I.- Part II: Impossible dreams.- Introduction.- 5. Artistic integrity and industrial change.- 6. A history of incompletion.- Summary: Part II.- Part III: The marvels of ruins.- Introduction.- 7. Passion and performance.- 8. Fighting to be heard.- 9. The world on fire.- Summary: Part III.- Conclusion: ""Why have I been only what I am?""."

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Paul Cuff is an Associate Fellow in the Department of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick, UK. He has produced work on Abel Gance, Sherlock Holmes, Buster Keaton, and Spike Milligan. His first monograph, A revolution for the screen: Abel Gance’s ‘Napoléon’, was published in 2015.

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