The Decline of Sentiment American Film in the 1920S - A Simpson Book in the Humanities

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.

ISBN:	9780520254572
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Published date:	02 Apr 2008
DEWEY:	791.4375
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	378
Weight:	606g
Height:	228mm
Width:	159mm
Spine width:	24mm

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