A WORLD HISTORY OF
FILM
ROBERT SKLAR
HAREY WN. ABRAMS, INC., PUBLISHERSINTERNET AND VIDEO SOURCESCONTENTS
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS «12
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EMERGENCE OF CINEMA - 14
1h CINEMA, SOCIETY, AND SCIENCE: 16
Magi Lamens Maio TT OPE
Recorded Movement 21
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Projected Flms 26
‘The Adven: of Motlon Pletures 27
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Early Fllms 29
"he Lame We Es ram
2: EARLY CINEMA - 32
Rediscovery of Early Cinema -32
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(Cinematic Time: 32
Edwin S. Porter 37
‘Une sh athe Noving Petar Show - ome nd Seip
‘The Transformarion of Early Cinema - 40
Phe Dene es Pate Prenat - Brn- Ui Ss
“The Nickelodeon Era 44
‘Dre Spars Pa
David Wark Geffih 48
‘The Lael Vl: Gnome spar Ana ng Spe
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3: FILM AS ART AND INDUSTRY - 52
. W. Gulffch and Narrative Style: 52
Feature Films 53
Epic Films 35
Comedy - 81
Mak Sen Care Chapin Mie is Comey: Amson
stars: 69
Series and Serials 70
Film and World War 1-70
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4 THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF FILM - 76
Filmmaking Outside Europe and
the United States» 76
‘Through Western Eyes - 80
‘Architectural Exotclsm #3
“Ameo” Thee
Hollywood's Global Domination 87
PART Il: THE SILENT ERA - 90
5: HOLLYWOOD IN THE 19208 - 92
‘The Fise of Hollywood - 92
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‘The Film Dicector-93
Dilan The ale f neers Indeed on
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‘The Fower of Stars 102
Dol Faas Mary fd Char Can Now Str 9 he
Hollywood Genes» 107
Drama: War Harr - lta Ganga Fl Rly
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“Alteratives to Hollywood + 12
6: THE CINEMAS OF EUROPE - 116
German Cinema » 116
French Cinema - 123
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International Cinema 125,
Gemany- Neve seit
"The Punishvent of Women 134
7: SOVIET CINEMA - 136
AiTrains “136
Lev Kuleshor = 136
‘he Kalan Set
Sergel Eisenstein» 138
Prethlt- Thy of Monae The se
“The Raleship Potemkin Ober: The Ol andthe New
Dalga Verov - 145
Other Soviet Filmmakers - 148
‘Amt and 1deology - 194
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