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Eloquent gestures : the transformation of performance style in the Griffith Biograph films /

Main Author: Pearson, Roberta E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
Subjects:
Griffith, D. W. > 1875-1948 > Criticism and interpretation.
Griffith, D. W. > 1875-1948.
Griffith, D. W. > 1875-1948
Silent films > History. > United States
Motion picture acting.
Movement (Acting)
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • The theatrical heritage
  • The histrionic and verisimilar codes in the Biograph films
  • Performance style and the interaction of signifying practices
  • D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Company
  • Henry B. Walthall
  • Trade press discourse.

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