Silent Women - Pioneers of Cinema (Paperback)

Why have women such as Alice Guy-Blache, the creator of narrative cinema, been written out of film history? Why have so many women working behind the scenes in film been rendered invisible and silent for so long? Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema explores the incredible contribution of women at the dawn of cinema when, surprisingly, more women were employed across the board in the film industry than they are now. It also looks at how women helped to shape the content, style of acting and development of the movie business in their roles as actors, writers, editors, cinematographers, directors and producers. In addition, we describe how women engaged with and influenced the development of cinema in their roles as audience, critics, fans, reviewers, journalists and the arbiters of morality in films. And finally, we ask when the current discrimination and male domination of the industry will give way to allow more women access to the top jobs. In addition to its historical focus on women working in film during the silent film era, the term silent also refers to the silencing and eradication of the enormous contribution that women have made to the development of the motion picture industry.

General

Imprint:	Aurora Metro Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2016
Editors:	Melody Bridges • Cheryl Robson
Foreword by:	Bryony Dixon
Authors:	Karen Day • Aimee Dixon Anthony • Pieter Aquilia • Patricia DiRisio • Julie K. Allen • Melody Bridges • Francesca Stephens
Dimensions:	199 x 130 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-9566329-9-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-9566329-9-8
Barcode:	9780956632999

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