Rick Altman è professore di Cinema e Letteratura Comparata presso l'Università dell'Iowa. La sua opera accademica approfondisce le dimensioni storiche e teoriche del cinema e della letteratura, esplorando come questi mezzi si sono evoluti e come plasmano la nostra percezione del mondo. L'approccio di Altman è analitico e offre una profonda comprensione dell'intricata relazione tra media e cultura. I suoi contributi accademici ampliano significativamente la nostra comprensione della storia del cinema e della letteratura.
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Presents a study of American film musical. This book combines genre theory with film criticism and history. It is suitable for film enthusiasts and scholars of film, theater, popular culture and communications.
Reconsiders various aspects of sound practices during the entire silent film period. This book challenges the assumptions of earlier histories of this period in film and reveals the complexity and swiftly changing nature of American silent cinema.
