Statement on War Losses and Damages of Poland in 1939-1945. Compte-rendu des dommages et pertes en Pologne causes par la guerre durant les annees 1939-1945. (at head of title: Presidency of the Council of Ministers. War Indemnities Office.)
by Ivo Blom, Ivo Leopold Blom
Category: Performing Arts

The Netherlands Film Museum's Desmet Collection contains the estate of Dutch cinema owner and film distributor Jean Desmet (1875-1956): almost nine hundred European and American films of all genres, a collection of publicity material, and a massive business archive. These three sources form the basis of this book, the first comprehensive reconstruction of Desmet's career. From his nomadic beginnings as a traveling showman to his successful switch to permanent cinema operation and film distribution, Blom shows how Desmet's fortunes encapsulated a series of structural changes within the new culture of the cinema.