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Alice Guy Blaché: Cinema Pioneer
Joan Simon (Ed.)
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Description for Alice Guy Blaché: Cinema Pioneer
Hardback. Celebrates the achievements of Alice Guy Blache (1873-1968), the first woman motion picture director and producer. This book presents Guy Blache's film oeuvre in an effort that restores her to the rightful place in film history. Editor(s): Simon, Joan. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 168 pages, 60 black-&-white illustrations + 8 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFB; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
This book celebrates the achievements of Alice Guy Blaché (1873–1968), the first woman motion picture director and producer. From 1896 to 1907, she created films for Gaumont in Paris. In 1907, she moved to the United States and established her own film company, Solax. From 1914 to 1920, Guy Blaché was an independent director for a number of film companies. Despite her immensely productive and creative career, Guy Blaché’s indispensable contribution to film history has been overlooked. She entered the world of filmmaking at its nascent stage, when films were seen primarily as a medium in the service of science or ... Read more
This book celebrates the achievements of Alice Guy Blaché (1873–1968), the first woman motion picture director and producer. From 1896 to 1907, she created films for Gaumont in Paris. In 1907, she moved to the United States and established her own film company, Solax. From 1914 to 1920, Guy Blaché was an independent director for a number of film companies. Despite her immensely productive and creative career, Guy Blaché’s indispensable contribution to film history has been overlooked. She entered the world of filmmaking at its nascent stage, when films were seen primarily as a medium in the service of science or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
Whitney Museum of American Art
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300152500
SKU
V9780300152500
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About Joan Simon (Ed.)
Joan Simon is Curator-At-Large for the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York. Jane Gaines is Professor of Film in the School of the Arts at Columbia University, New York, New York. Alison McMahan is a writer, filmmaker, and president of Homunculus Productions, a company that produces training films, industrials, and documentaries. Charles Musser is Professor of American ... Read more
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