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Cagliostro (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
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Cagliostro (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
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Cagliostro is a lurid tale of magic and secret societies during the
reign of Luis XVI, centred on the figure of the Italian occultist
Giuseppe Balsamo, known under his alias of Count Alessandro di
Cagliostro. The book owes its style of presentation to the example
of German expressionist cinema, of the kind exemplified by The
Cabinet of Dr Caligari. In the early 1920s, Vicente Huidobro-always
fascinated by the new medium of film-wrote a film script on the
subject of Cagliostro, in a treatment apparently very much in tune
with the German expressionist cinema of the era. The film was
apparently shot in 1923 by the Romanian director Mime Mizu but it
was scrapped due to dissatisfaction over the editing. No trace of
the film survives, although there are three pages from a script in
the author's papers. A revised version of the script was submitted
to The League for Better Motion Pictures in New York and won a
$10,000 award as the best candidate for filming. Alas for the
author, this was just at the point when the "talkies" arrived and
this style of film-making was immediately rendered outmoded.
However, the novella, which has many cinematic elements, was
published in English translation in 1931 in both London and New
York, to positive reviews. It appeared in the original Spanish only
in 1934, in Santiago, Chile, where it had no impact at all. This
edition reproduces the text of the 1931 translation. "[This book]
is my answer to the question whether the cinematograph can
influence the novel." (Vicente Huidobro)
General
Imprint: |
Shearsman Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2019 |
Authors: |
Vicente Huidobro
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Translators: |
W.B. Wells
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
108 |
Edition: |
2nd New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84861-658-5 |
Subtitles: |
Spanish
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Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-84861-658-9 |
Barcode: |
9781848616585 |
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