Description
| Product ID: | 9781784534523 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Black & White Cinema |
| Subtitle: | A Short History |
| Authors: | Author: Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon |
| Page Count: | 264 |
| Subjects: | Film: styles and genres, Film: styles & genres |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Telling for the first time, the short story of the cinema of shadows and light. Black & white film, the cinema of shadows and light, is a filmgoer''s pleasure and a film student''s surprised delight. The greatest of films are black & white, from Chaplin and Keaton, through the masterpieces of Film Noir, up to the black & white rarities of modern cinema, from Raging Bull to The Artist. Featuring 40 well-chosen illustrations, this is the first full account, critique and history of the black & white film, which dominated the movies internationally over seven decades. It reveals the art and craft of filming in black & white, going behind the scenes to the directors and cinematographers, tracing the fortunes of this unique medium through the history of the silver screen. |
| Imprint Name: | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-09-25 |
