| Description |
2 videodisc (DVD)s (approximately 6 hrs.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Where it all began -- Art's promised land -- The unchained camera -- Disc 2. The music of light -- Opportunity lost -- End of an era |
| Summary |
Six 60-minute programs present the early days of the movie industry in Europe and the contributions of European filmmakers to the development of the medium. Includes interviews with some of the pioneers of the film industry and film footage from early movies, from the very earliest efforts in the 1890's to the introduction of sound in the 1930's |
| Notes |
"Produced by the award winning Photoplay Productions team of Kevin Brownlow and David Gill" -- Accompanying note |
| Credits |
Pt. 2 directed by Michael Winterbottom & Dan Carter ; music composed by Nic Raine (pt. 1), Philip Appleby (pt. 2, 5-6), Carl Davis (pt. 3-4) ; conducted by Nic Raine (pt. 1-2, 5-6), Carl Davis (pt. 3-4) ; music played by the City of Prague Philharmonic (pt. 1-3), Symphony Orchestra of RTV Slovenia (pt. 4-6) |
| Performer |
Narrator: Kenneth Branagh |
| Notes |
DVD. Region unspecified |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Europe -- History.
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Motion picture industry -- Europe -- History.
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Motion picture studios -- Europe -- History.
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Silent films -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Brownlow, Kevin.
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Branagh, Kenneth.
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Gill, David, 1928-1997.
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Photoplay Productions.
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