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The law of the looking glass : cinema in Poland, 1896-1939 / Sheila Skaff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skaff, Sheila.
- Series:
- Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series.
- Ohio University Press Polish and Polish-American studies series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Poland--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion picture industry--Poland--History.
- Motion picture industry.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 245 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : Ohio University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- The first films, 1896-1908
- The emergence of a competitive industry, 1908-18
- From national cinema to cinema in the nation-state, 1918-23
- The golden years of silent cinema, 1923-29
- The transition from silent to sound film, 1929-30
- The transition in practice, 1930-36
- Beyond the talkies, 1936-39.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780821442524
- 082144252X
- OCLC:
- 646761758
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