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Anthony Slide - D. W. Griffith: Interviews - 9781617032981 - V9781617032981
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D. W. Griffith: Interviews

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Description for D. W. Griffith: Interviews Hardcover. D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) is one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture. As director of The Birth of a Nation, he is also one of the most controversial. Collected together here are virtually all of the "interviews" given by D.W. Griffith from the first in 1914 to the last in 1948. Editor(s): Slide, Anthony. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
D. W. Griffith (1875-1948) is one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture. As director of The Birth of a Nation, he is also one of the most controversial. He raised the cinema to a new level of art, entertainment, and innovation, and at the same time he illustrated, for the first time, its potential to influence an audience and propagandize a cause. Collected together here are virtually all of the ""interviews"" given by D. W. Griffith from the first in 1914 to the last in 1948. Some of the interviews concentrate on specific films, including The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, and, most substantially, Hearts of the World, while others provide the director with an opportunity to expound on topics of personal interest, including the importance of proper exhibition of his and other's films, and his search for truth and beauty on screen. The interviews are taken from many sources, including leading newspapers, trade papers, and fan magazines. They are often marked by humor and by a desire to please the interviewer and thus the reader. Griffith may not have been particularly enthusiastic about giving interviews, but he seems always determined to put on a good show. Ultimately, D. W. Griffith: Interviews provides the reader with a unique insight into the mind and filmmaking techniques of a director whose work and philosophy is as relevant today as it was when he was at the height of his fame in the 1910s and 1920s.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Conversations with Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781617032981
SKU
V9781617032981
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About Anthony Slide
Anthony Slide is the author of seventy-five books, including The Griffith Actress and The Films of D. W. Griffith, co-authored with Edward Wagenknecht. In 1990, he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Bowling Green University, at which time he was hailed by Griffith's most famous actress, Lillian Gish, as ""our preeminent historian of the silent film.

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