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Seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. This book documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those dubbed innovative, and looks closely at the works of filmmakers such as Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, and Monta Bell.

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"A groundbreaking examination of a pivotal turning point in American cinema... Jacobs' thoroughly researched arguments make her thesis as convincing as it is original... A formidable achievement." American Cinematographer

Table of Contents
Preface ix 1. toward a history of taste 1 2. hollywood naturalism 25 3. sophisticated comedy 79 4. the male adventure story 127 5. the seduction plot 180 6. the romantic drama 217 afterword 274 Notes 277 Bibliography 315 Filmography 327 Index

The Decline of Sentiment

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/04/2008
      ISBN13: 9780520254572, 978-0520254572
      ISBN10: 0520254570

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. This book documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those dubbed innovative, and looks closely at the works of filmmakers such as Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, and Monta Bell.

      Trade Review
      "A groundbreaking examination of a pivotal turning point in American cinema... Jacobs' thoroughly researched arguments make her thesis as convincing as it is original... A formidable achievement." American Cinematographer

      Table of Contents
      Preface ix 1. toward a history of taste 1 2. hollywood naturalism 25 3. sophisticated comedy 79 4. the male adventure story 127 5. the seduction plot 180 6. the romantic drama 217 afterword 274 Notes 277 Bibliography 315 Filmography 327 Index

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