Una passione infiammabile: Guida allo studio del cinema muto

by Paolo Cherchi Usai

This text covers all aspects of the silent cinema, from its production to its life in books, magazines and in the heads of spectators. The author also leads readers through the problems of gauges, projection speeds and filmographies.

Genres: Nonfiction, Film

133 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Paolo Cherchi Usai is Senior Curator of the Motion Picture Department and director of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, USA, and founder of the annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival.