The story of Victorian film. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bryony Dixon.
• Authors: Dixon, Bryony
• Contents: Foreword -- Part One: The Victorian World -- Actualities and Topicals -- Close Ups: -- The Launch of HMS Albion (1898) -- The Arrest of Goudie (1901) -- Actualities and News -- Close Ups: -- Biograph's Grand National Mar 24th 1900 (lost film) -- Street Life -- Close Ups: -- Children Dancing to a Barrel Organ (1898) -- Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat (1898) -- Artistic/Aesthetic -- Close Ups: -- Sea Cave in Lisbon -- Natural History and Science -- Close Ups: -- Spider on a Web (1900) -- Panoramas and Phantom Rides -- Close Ups: -- Panorama of the Paris Exhibition (1900) -- Travel and industry -- Close-ups -- Feeding the Pigeons in St Mark's Square, Venice (1898) -- Local filmp -- Close-ups -- The factory gate films of M&K -- War and military -- Close-ups -- Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River (1900) -- Part 2: The Victorian Mind -- Comic sketches and facials -- Close-ups -- The Big Swallow (1901) -- Variety acts and novelties -- Close-ups -- Kitty Mahone (1900) -- Promotional films -- Close-ups -- Mr Moon (1900) -- Erotic films -- Close-ups -- Undressing Extraordinary (1901) -- Trick and children's film -- Close-ups -- Santa Claus (1898) -- Drama and Adaptation -- Close-ups -- The Death of Poor Joe (1900) -- Epilogue: A Victorian Crystal Ball
• Publisher Details: London [England] : British Film Institute
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.4362; Motion pictures, British -- History and criticism; Silent films -- England -- History and criticism; Cinéma britannique -- Histoire et critique; Films muets -- Angleterre -- Histoire et critique; Motion pictures, British; Silent films; England; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781911239635; 1911239635; 9781911239642; 1911239643
• Related ISBNs: 9781911239611; 9781911239628
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.