American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations (Screen Decades) (Screen Decades; American Culture/American Cinema)

书籍介绍(英文)

During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture: film studios transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians and it signaled the birth of the star system for many like Charlie Chaplin, Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo among others while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy.



20世纪20年代，声音革命性的电影：电影公司转变为大型企业，雇用的工匠和技术人员的主机和它标志着恒星系统的出生像查理卓别林，琼克劳馥和嘉宝等，而许多黑人演员（沦为“种族电影”）经常出现在主流电影。经典好莱坞电影的风格是完善和重大电影类型，建立了：是闹剧，西部，史诗和浪漫喜剧，随着闹剧，科幻和幻想。