Theatre to cinema
Subtitle: stage pictorialism and the early feature film
By: Ben Brewster, Lea Jacobs.
Contributors: Jacobs, Lea.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Motion pictures and theater.; Motion pictures -- History.
Description: This study of the origins of film looks at the relations between early cinema and 19th century theatre, examining how film-makers in Europe and America assimilated and adapted 19th century theatrical and acting styles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-228), filmography (p. 229-232) and index.