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Movies by Gilbert Adair (Paperback, 1999)

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Title: Movies (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) Item Condition: used item in a good condition. Author: Gilbert Adair ISBN 10: 0141180846. Publisher: Penguin Classics ISBN 13: 9780141180847. Binding: Paperback Language: english.

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Cinema is the quintessential art form of the twentieth century. From the Lumiere brothers' first public film screening at the end of the nineteenth century to the technical wizardry of today, cinema has recorded, created, even revised our history. Its images, icons, follies, and foibles endure as part of our collective consciousness. However, does the end of the century also herald the end of cinema ? Has mainstream, formulaic, big-budget moviemaking triumphed over other alternatives? Covering a panoramic range of genres and styles, from B-movies and Nazi propaganda films to independent features and animated productions, and with texts by Orson Welles, Francois Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock, Colette, John Updike, Umberto Eco, and other modern visionaries, this eclectic volume is a refreshing look at the ever-fascinating world of the movies and a much-needed corrective to the Hollywood bias.