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"Traces the evolution of the moving image from the earliest shadow shows to the digital film-making of the twenty-first century"--Page 4 of cover.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parkinson, David
Published: Thames & Hudson Ltd.,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: Government Document Book
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Series: World of art
Subjects:
Summary: "Traces the evolution of the moving image from the earliest shadow shows to the digital film-making of the twenty-first century"--Page 4 of cover.
Item Description: Previous edition: 1995.
Carrier Form: 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-291) and index.
ISBN: 9780500204108
0500204101
Index Number: PN1993
CLC: J909
Call Number: J909/P247-2/2nd. ed.
Contents: From science to cinema -- The foundations of classical Hollywood -- Film art, 1908-30 -- The golden age of Hollywood, 1927-41 -- The emergence of national cinemas, 1930-45 -- Facing realities, 1946-59 -- New inspirations, 1959-70 -- The rise of world cinema, 1970-95 -- Into the second century : world cinema since 1995.