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Ranging from the late 19th century to the present, this exhilarating survey explores the ways the medium of cinema has changed the way we see the world.

Table of Contents
1. The Cinema Age • 2. Fantastic Voyages • 3. Wheels and Wings • 4. Bravo for Dark Rooms • 5. In the Realm of Hermes • 6. Cinegenesis • 7. The Seventh Art and the Other Six • 8. The Physics of Film • 9. Sun Plays • 10. Benighted or Bedazzled? • 11. A New Eye, An Old Ear • 12. Anatomy Lessons • 13. Meta-Movies • 14. The Second Era of the Image • 15. Seeing Other Worlds

The Mysteries of Cinema Movies and Imagination

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 15/04/2021
      ISBN13: 9780500022993, 978-0500022993
      ISBN10: 0500022992
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ranging from the late 19th century to the present, this exhilarating survey explores the ways the medium of cinema has changed the way we see the world.

      Table of Contents
      1. The Cinema Age • 2. Fantastic Voyages • 3. Wheels and Wings • 4. Bravo for Dark Rooms • 5. In the Realm of Hermes • 6. Cinegenesis • 7. The Seventh Art and the Other Six • 8. The Physics of Film • 9. Sun Plays • 10. Benighted or Bedazzled? • 11. A New Eye, An Old Ear • 12. Anatomy Lessons • 13. Meta-Movies • 14. The Second Era of the Image • 15. Seeing Other Worlds

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