Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema Sounding out Utopia
This book explores the creation and destruction of Abel Gance’s most ambitious film project, and seeks to explain why his meteoric career was so nearly extinguished at the end of silent cinema. By 1929, Gance was France’s most famous director. Acclaimed f
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ABEL GANCE AND THE END OF SILENT CINEMA sounding out utopia
Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema
Paul Cuff
Abel Gance and the End of Silent Cinema Sounding out Utopia
Paul Cuff Warwick University Coventry, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-38817-5 ISBN 978-3-319-38818-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-38818-2
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REFERENCES I have used the Harvard system for citations within the text (author | year: volume/page). Square parentheses [ ] within a citation indicate a first publication date. Please see the Bibliography and Filmography for a detailed explanation of source material.
EMPHASES All italicized emphases within quoted material appear in the original sources.
NAMES For the sake of agreement with original material, my text retains the native spelling of French names and titles.
TITLES To distinguish them from works of literature, titles of film projects are formatted in small caps.
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TRANSLATIONS Unless otherwise noted, all translations of French-language material are my own. For other foreign-language material, I have tried (wherever possible) to use the most modern and reliable English editions available.
CONTENTS
List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface: The Sublime and the Ridiculous Part I
Overcoming the Past
Introduction
xi xiii xv 1 3
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In the Shadow of War Medium and Message Accusations Fate Reclaiming History Notes
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Towards Utopia Art as Religion Uto
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