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Silent Cinema

By Brian J. Robb

 

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Silent Cinema
By Brian J. Robb

Kamera Books : Harpenden, Herts, England : 2007
ISBN 1-9040-4863-3 (978-1-9040-4863-3) : 162 pages : trade paperback : £9.99 / $19.95

Reviewed by Carl Bennett
This historical overview from Kamera Books in England is intended as an introduction for the silent-film novice, assisting their explorations into the art form.

The book would have benefited from a more knowledgeable editor who could have challenged some of Robb’s statements of fact and corrected several of his faux pas.

The book also comes with a supplementary DVD-R of representative exerpts from 27 silent era films, both short and feature films, which will help the reader acquaint themselves with silent stars (well-known and obscure), specific silent films, film genres and storytelling techniques.

 
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