| A Revolution for the Screen: Abel Gance's Napoleon Contributor(s): Cuff, Paul (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 9089647341 ISBN-13: 9789089647344 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press OUR PRICE: $136.62 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Film & Video - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| Series: Amsterdam University Press - Film Culture in Transition |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Abel Gance's silent masterpiece, Napoleon, was given a limited run on its debut in 1927, but soon afterwards distributors in France and America, unwilling to deal with its nine-hour running time, subjected it to savage cuts - with devastating results for the movie and for film history. The struggle across ensuing decades to restore and reintegrate Gance's film has formed a backdrop to an array of formal, contextual, and ideological battles. In this book, Paul Cuff takes account of those battles and challenges received opinion on Gance's view of both his film and its subject. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cuff, Paul: - Paul Cuff is an associate fellow in the Department of Film and Television at the University of Warwick, UK. |