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- The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
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
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-v
- 1. Toward a History of Taste
- pp. 1-24
- 2. Hollywood Naturalism
- pp. 25-78
- 3. Sophisticated Comedy
- pp. 79-126
- 4. The Male Adventure Story
- pp. 127-189
- 5. The Seduction Plot
- pp. 180-215
- 6. The Romantic Drama
- pp. 217-273
- Bibliography
- pp. 315-326
- Filmography
- pp. 327-341
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520941533
Related ISBN(s)
9780520254572
MARC Record
OCLC
749133729
Pages
374
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No