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The History of the Cinema( 1956)

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A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.

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      Maurice Denham

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Feb 16 2024
    Maurice Denham takes us on a lightly humorous journey from the beginnings of art, then via a possibly heretical monk to the camera obscura, then to the top secret development of the movie camera. Who got there first? Well it was a Frenchman who initially demonstrated a moving image - some can-can dancers? Cinema is born to great applause and soon they were popping up all over the world. The birth of Hollywood - the Cowboy and Indian films that took advantage of the pristine light and varied terrain - soon to be ideal for a myriad of exciting genres that made more and more money! Slapstick, roma...

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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