The Ciné Goes to Town
Subtitle: French Cinema, 1896-1914, Updated and Expanded Edition
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9780520079366
Subjects: Cultural studies; Film theory & criticism; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Motion Picture Industry; Motion Pictures (General); Performing Arts; Cinema/Film: Book; Europe - France; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / General
First sentence: THE PARIS "UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION," which opened on 15 April and ran through 12 November 1900, was designed, according to one of its guidebooks, to celebrate the world's progress over the course of the past hundred years and to serve as a "dawning beacon for the twentieth century."