The Law of the Looking Glass : Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939.
Title:
The Law of the Looking Glass : Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939.
Author:
Skaff, Sheila.
ISBN:
9780821442524
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Series:
Polish and Polish-American Studies Series
Contents:
The Law of the Looking Glass -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The First Films, 1896-1908 -- 2 The Emergence of a Competitive Industry, 1908-18 -- 3 From National Cinema to Cinemain the Nation-State, 1918-23 -- 4 The Golden Years of Silent Cinema, 1923-29 -- 5 The Transition from Silentto Sound Film, 1929-30 -- 6 The Transition in Practice, 1930-36 -- 7 Beyond the Talkies, 1936-39 -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract:
The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939 reveals the complex relationship between nationhood, national language, and national cinema in Europe before World War II.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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