Body Shots: Early Cinema's Incarnations

by Jonathan Auerbach

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This original and compelling book places the body at the center of cinema's first decade of emergence and challenges the idea that for early audiences, the new medium's fascination rested on visual spectacle for its own sake. Instead, as Jonathan Auerbach argues, it was the human form in motion that most profoundly shaped early cinema. Situating his discussion in a political and historical context, Auerbach begins his analysis with films that reveal...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520252934

ISBN13:9780520252936

Release Date:October 2007

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:214 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

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Arts, Music & Photography Performing Arts

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