Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes |
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| Author:
| Hennefeld, Maggie |
| Series title: | Film and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-17947-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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In Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes, Maggie Hennefeld examines little-known silent films that, she argues, provide disturbing but suggestive images for comprehending gendered social upheavals in the early twentieth century. Hennefeld shows how slapstick comediennes were crucial to the emergence of film language and experimentation.
In Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes, Maggie Hennefeld examines little-known silent films that, she argues, provide disturbing but suggestive images for comprehending gendered social upheavals in the early twentieth century. Hennefeld shows how slapstick comediennes were crucial to the emergence of film language and experimentation.