histories of fame and fate
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Förster, Annette
- Publish Year
- 2017
- Shelfmark
- WER 54 2017 - B
- Thesaurus
- films, stomme films, filmsterren, regisseurs, Nederland, Frankrijk, Verenigde Staten, Canada
- Description
- This book offers a comprehensive account of the place of women in silent film in Europe. Förster presents an assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adriënne Solser: an exploration of the careers of French actress Musidora and Canadian actress Nell Shipman: an analysis of the interaction between the popular stage and early cinema and the role of women in both realms: fresh insights into Dutch comedy of the silent era: and much more.