Silent Movies : The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture

A gorgeous, lavish history of silent movies - with more than 400 amazing images - captures the birth of film & icons like Chaplin, Garbo, Clara Bow, & Valentino. Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film & memorabilia, Peter Kobel has created the definitive visual history of silent film. From its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest narrative shorts, through the brilliant full-length features of the 1920s, SILENT MOVIES captures the greatest directors & actors & their immortal films. SILENT MOVIES also looks at the technology of early film, the use of color photography, & the restoration work being spearheaded by some of Hollywood's most important directors, such as Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola. Richly illustrated from the Library of Congress's extensive collection of posters, paper prints, film stills, & memorabilia-most of which have never been in print - SILENT MOVIES is an important work of history that will also be a sought-after gift book for all lovers of film. Peter Kobel has worked as an editor at Entertainment Weekly, ARTnews, & Premiere& has contributed articles to The New York Times and Chicago Tribune, among many other publications. His critically acclaimed book Silent Movies: The Birth of Film & the Triumph of Movie Culture (Little, Brown) was published in collaboration with the Library of Congress. His biography of the controversial physical anthropologist John Buettner-Janusch will be published by Globe Pequot Press in July. Kobel has also served as an advocate for conservation & social justice at several A gorgeous, lavish history of silent movies - with more than 400 amazing images - captures the birth of film and icons like Chaplin, Garbo, Clara Bow, and Valentino. Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia, Peter Kobel has created the definitive visual history of silent film. From its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest narrative shorts, through the brilliant full-length features of the 1920s, SILENT MOVIES captures the greatest directors and actors and their immortal films. SILENT MOVIES also looks at the technology of early film, the use of color photography, and the restoration work being spearheaded by some of Hollywood 's most important directors, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Richly illustrated from the Library of Congress's extensive collection of posters, paper prints, film stills, and memorabilia-most of which have never been in print-SILENT MOVIES is an important work of history that will also be a sought-after gift book for all lovers of film. Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia, Peter Kobel has created the definitive visual history of silent film. From its birth in the 1890s, with the earliest narrative shorts, through the brilliant full-length features of the 1920s, Silent Movies captures the greatest directors and actors and their immortal films. Silent Movies also looks at the technology of early film, the use of color photography, and the restoration work being spearheaded by some of Hollywood's most important directors, such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Richly illustrated from the Library of Congress's extensive collection of posters, paper prints, film stills, and memorabilia -- most of which have never been in print -- Silent Movies is an important work of history that will also be a sought-after gift book for all lovers of film. Examines the international film industry from 1893 to 1927 according to genre (e.g. horror, westerns and comedy) and highlights the work of silent film art directors, cinematographers, directors, and actors. Includes stills, promo materials and posters from the Library of Congress's memorabilia collection Peter Kobel And The Library Of Congress ; Foreword By Martin Scorsese ; Introduction By Kevin Brownlow. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [287]-288) And Index.