Eloquent Gestures - The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films (Hardcover)

Between 1908 and 1913, D.W. Griffith played a key role in the reformulation of film's narrative techniques, thus contributing to the creation of what we now think of as the classical Hollywood cinema. This book explores a critical period in the history of film acting: the emergence of the realistic "verisimilar" style in Griffith's biograph films. Roberta Pearson demonstrates how Griffith gradually abandoned the deliberately affected "histrionic" acting style derived from the 19th-century stage. No longer did actors mime distress by raising their arms to heaven or clutching their heads - a subtle facial expression, a slight change in posture would convey a character's extreme emotions instead.;Pearson makes detailed comparisons of certain biograph films and closely examines contemporary journalistic writing, acting manuals and the recollections of actors of the time.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1992
Authors:	Roberta E Pearson
Dimensions:	235 x 159mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-07365-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
LSN:	0-520-07365-7
Barcode:	9780520073654

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