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Film: An International History of the Medium

by Robert Sklar · 1993

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Lively text and 768 illustrations, 120 in full color, cover commercial film, animation, documentaries, art cinema, and the avant-garde the world over, to present the entire history of film from a global perspective. Includes bibliography, filmography, glossary, notes, index, and 6 timelines.

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adult
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long · 560 pages

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