Georges Melies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780719053962)

Before the turn of the twentieth century, before the nickelodeon, even before the first cinemas, Georges M駘i鑚 began making movies. Directing, editing, producing, designing, and starring in over 500 films between 1896 to 1912, M駘i鑚 was also the first cinematic auteur. This is the first study of M駘i鑚's films to appear in English in over twenty years and the only book to interpret his work using the tools of modern film analysis. Locates the roots of modern narrative cinema in M駘i鑚's work, identifying techniques of editing and mise-en-sc鈩e previously thought to have originated with D. W. Griffith.

Author: Elizabeth Ezra
ISBN-10: 071905396X
ISBN-13: 9780719053962
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2000
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2000 pg. 542