Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 784 pages
- Published by: Longman
- Edition: 10th Edition November 3, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0205537553
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0205537556
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2.6 pounds
Product Description
The Tenth Edition of A Short History of the Movies continues the tradition--scrupulously accurate in its details, up-to-date, free of jargon--that has made it the most widely adopted textbook for college courses in film history. This volume offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film through the studio heyday of the 1930s and 1940s and the "Hollywood Renaissance" of the 1960s and 1970s, to the pictures and technology appearing in multiplexes and living rooms of today. This new edition, wich as been revised and rewritten to reflect current scholarship, recent industry developments, and new films and filmmakers, represents an accurate, scrupulous updating of a classic.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: A Short History of the Movies (Paperback)
Mast describes both the panorama of cinema history as well as brilliant analyses of individual films and directors. He presents both breadth and depth, analyzing American, European and non-Western cinema. He also relates film to the social and political history of the countries. Students can use this book for a survey and for in-depth analysis.
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