Comedy, spectacle and new horizons / Kino International ; a production of Film Preservation Associates and The British Film Institute ; produced for video by David Shepard ; program notes by Charles Musser.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Kino on Video, ©2002. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Shepard, David. |
| Other author/creator | Musser, Charles. |
| Other author/creator | Zecca, Ferdinand, 1864-1947. |
| Other author/creator | Linder, Max, 1883-1925. |
| Other author/creator | Pathé, Charles, 1863-1957. |
| Other author/creator | Durand, Jean. |
| Other author/creator | McCay, Winsor. |
| Other author/creator | Guy, Alice, 1873-1968. |
| Other author/creator | Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948. |
| Other author/creator | Kino International Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Film Preservation Associates. |
| Other author/creator | British Film Institute. |
| Other author/creator | Pathé frères (France) |
| Other author/creator | Ambrosio Films. |
| Other author/creator | Vitagraph Company of America. |
| Other author/creator | Biograph Company. |
| Other author/creator | Keystone Film Company. |
| Series | Movies begin : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 ; 5 Movies begin : a treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913 ; 5. UNAUTHORIZED Movies begin ; v. 5. ^A514708 |
| Contents | Policemen's litte run / by Ferdinand Zecca (1907) -- Troubles of a grasswidower / by Max Linder ; Pathé Fŕeres (1908) -- Nero, or, the fall of Rome / by Ambrosio (1909) -- Onésime horloger = Onésime, clock-maker / Jean Durand (1912) -- Winsor McCay, the famous cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and his moving comics / photographed by Vitagraph Co. of America (1911) -- Making an American citizen / produced by Alice Guy Blaché (1912) -- Girl and her trust / directed by D.W. Griffith ; Biograph Company (1912) -- Keystone. Bangville police / Keystone Film Company (1913). |
| Abstract | Shows a collection of early motion picture films serving as historical artifacts and revealing the foundation from which styles and stories of the comtemporary cinema would later arise. This fifth program examines some of the integral works that begin to reflect the modern day cinema. |
| General note | Originally produced in 1994. |
| Credits | Music compiled and directed by Robert Israel ; DVD design, Bret Wood. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Publisher number | K236E Kino on Video |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.75 .M61 2002 DVD V. 5 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |