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The General
Series: BFI Film Classics
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Ideal for enthusiasts of silent cinema, film historians, and readers interested in arts and culture analysis.
Offering a fresh perspective on The General, arguably one of the most successful American films of the silent era, this insightful text analyses its initial critical reception and the thematic and stylistic characteristics of the film that made it difficult for critics to appreciate at the time, but led to its celebration by later generations.
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Offering a fresh perspective on The General, arguably one of the most successful American films of the silent era, this insightful text analyses its initial critical reception and the thematic and stylistic characteristics of the film that made it difficult for critics to appreciate at the time, but led to its celebration by later generations.
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ISBN: 9781844579150
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 July 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: BFI Publishing
Illustration: 61 b/w photos
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 188.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Peter Kramer is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has written and edited a number of books, including Screen Acting (1999), The Silent Cinema Reader (2003), The New Hollywood: From Bonnie and Clyde to Star Wars (2006), 2001: A Space Odyssey (2010) and Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (2014).
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