Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema

In Japonisme and the Birth of Cinema, Daisuke Miyao explores the influence of Japanese art on the development of early cinematic visual style, particularly the actualité films made by the Lumière brothers between 1895 and 1905. Examining nearly 1,500 Lumière films, Miyao contends that more than bein...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miyao, Daisuke (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2020]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 The À Travers Cinema: Japonisme and the Lumière Brothers' Films
  • 2 Japonisme and Nativized Orientalism: The Lumière Brothers' "Japanese Films"
  • 3 Japonisme and Internalized Orientalism: Cinematographer Shibata Tsunekichi and the Birth of Cinema in Japan
  • Epilogue Japonisme and the Birth of a Female Star in Hollywood and in Japan
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index