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Summary: A great introduction to the Silent Film genre.
Review: I am so glad that Da Capo put this old Oxford University Press book back in print. I had read it back when I was a teenager in Chandler, Arizona and found its descriptions of these elusive films fascinating. For instance, this book was the first place I had heard of FW Murnau's excellent Sunrise, which is now a favorite of mine. Get this book for your private Silent Film Genre Reference Library.
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Summary: A great introduction to the Silent Film genre.
Review: I am so glad that Da Capo put this old Oxford University Press book back in print. I had read it back when I was a teenager in Chandler, Arizona and found its descriptions of these elusive films fascinating. For instance, this book was the first place I had heard of FW Murnau's excellent Sunrise, which is now a favorite of mine. Get this book for your private Silent Film Genre Reference Library.
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Summary: A much longed for book
Review: I first read this Oxford University Press book back when I was still in high school. It was exhaustive and tantalizing in its descriptions of films I'd never heard of before, let alone seen. For instance, it was the first place I'd heard of the great film SUNRISE many years before I finally saw it on AMC this past year or so. Unfortunately it has gone out of print and I haven't heard whether Oxford Univ. Press is going to release it again - and I did write them to ask about it, too. If you ever land a copy, hang onto it. Me, I'm still on a quest for a copy of this invaluable book.
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Summary: ONE OF THE FIVE GREATEST BOOKS ON SILENT FILMS!
Review: This 1978 book from the late, great William Everson is , in my opinion, one of the five best books ever written on the subject.Any serious scholar of silent film should have a copy. Highly recommended!
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Summary: A CLASSIC
Review: This book is a classic. If you own only two or three film books, this should be one of them. Everson was the man. He saw everything, and what's more, he understood what he saw. There is no better introduction to the world of silent film.
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Summary: A CLASSIC
Review: This book is a classic. If you own only two or three film books, this should be one of them. Everson was the man. He saw everything, and what's more, he understood what he saw. There is no better introduction to the world of silent film.
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Summary: Twenty-year old book is still one of the best on silent film
Review: This book, written by the late film expert William K. Everson, is one of the best that you will read on silent film. Everson covers the entire silent film era from its beginnings to the coming of sound. This book focuses on the artistic successes more than the business end of the topic. While he completely covers D.W. Griffith's career, he also champions other early directors like John Collins. He covers interesting topics like art direction (or the lack of) in many early films. While the scope of the book is American films, he devotes time to the influence of European films and filmmakers on American films.This books is an excellent introduction to silent film, yet a person familiar with the topic will not be able to put it down either.
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Summary: Twenty-year old book is still one of the best on silent film
Review: This book, written by the late film expert William K. Everson, is one of the best that you will read on silent film. Everson covers the entire silent film era from its beginnings to the coming of sound. This book focuses on the artistic successes more than the business end of the topic. While he completely covers D.W. Griffith's career, he also champions other early directors like John Collins. He covers interesting topics like art direction (or the lack of) in many early films. While the scope of the book is American films, he devotes time to the influence of European films and filmmakers on American films. This books is an excellent introduction to silent film, yet a person familiar with the topic will not be able to put it down either.
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