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Silent Women
Shelly Stamp
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Description for Silent Women
Paperback. The first book to give overview of early women film-makers in the USA. Essential reading for students of film studies, media, culture and gender/women's studies. With many b/w photos, this book will appeal to all lovers of the cinema and the early days of the movies. Editor(s): Bridges, Melody; Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Why have women such as Alice Guy-Blache, the creator of narrative cinema, been written out of film history? Why have so many women working behind the scenes in film been rendered invisible and silent for so long? Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema explores the incredible contribution of women at the dawn of cinema when, surprisingly, more women were employed across the board in the film industry than they are now. It also looks at how women helped to shape the content, style of acting and development of the movie business in their roles as actors, writers, editors, ... Read more
Why have women such as Alice Guy-Blache, the creator of narrative cinema, been written out of film history? Why have so many women working behind the scenes in film been rendered invisible and silent for so long? Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema explores the incredible contribution of women at the dawn of cinema when, surprisingly, more women were employed across the board in the film industry than they are now. It also looks at how women helped to shape the content, style of acting and development of the movie business in their roles as actors, writers, editors, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Supernova Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Twickenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780956632999
SKU
V9780956632999
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99-50
About Shelly Stamp
Editors Melody Bridges studied English and Drama at Cambridge University and has written, acted and directed for theatre before working in TV where she developed, wrote, produced and directed two television series. In addition to contributing to Celluloid Ceiling, she writes a weekly page for a newspaper, ... Read more
Reviews for Silent Women
`... inspirational reading for any woman who dreams to express her vision through film in any direction this industry takes us. Only by understanding our past can we embrace our greatest future.' - Gayle Nachlis, Women In Film Los Angeles `... a lively collection which promises to raise a diversity of questions ... Read more