The decline of sentiment : American film in the 1920s
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The decline of sentiment : American film in the 1920s
University of California Press, c2008
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- : pbk
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"Simpson, imprint in humanities."--lining paper
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-326) and index
Includes filmography: p. 327-341
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"The Decline of Sentiment" seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. Based upon extensive reading of trade papers and the popular press of the day, Lea Jacobs documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those dubbed innovative and up-to-date, and looks closely at the works of filmmakers such as Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, and Monta Bell, among many others. Her analysis - focusing on the influence of literary naturalism on the cinema, the emergence of sophisticated comedy, and the progressive alteration of the male adventure story and the seduction plot - is a comprehensive account of the modernization of classical Hollywood film style and narrative form.
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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