Pioneers : first women filmmakers
(DVD Set)
Contributors
Stamp, Shelley, 1963- curator.
Wood, Bret, film producer.
Douglas, Illeana, 1965- film producer.
Martins, Eunice, 1965- composer (expression),
Mendoza, Ava, composer (expression),
Wood, Bret, film producer.
Douglas, Illeana, 1965- film producer.
Martins, Eunice, 1965- composer (expression),
Mendoza, Ava, composer (expression),
Published
New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2018].
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 1,320 mins) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm)
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atascadero Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | May 18, 2024 |
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2018].
Format
DVD Set
Language
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UPC
738329234102
Notes
General Note
Originally released as motion pictures 1911-1929.
General Note
Idle wives based on the novel by James Oppenheim; '49 -'17 based on a story by William Wallace Cook; Where are my children? based on a story by Lucy Payton and Franklin Hall; The dream lady based on the novel Why not? by Margaret Widdemer; The risky road based on the story "Her fling" by Katherine Leiser Robbins; Bread based on a story by Evelyn Campbell; Salomé based on the play by Oscar Wilde; Back to God's country based on the novel Wapi, the walrus by James Oliver Curwood; The song of love based on a novel by Margaret Peterson.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentaries by Alison McMahan (for Algie the miner, Falling leaves, Canned harmony, A fool and his money, and Matrimony speed limit); An introduction (documentary short); Alice Guy-Blaché (documentary short); About the restorations (documentary short); Lois Weber (documentary short); Mabel Normand (documentary short); Serial queens (documentary short); Social commentary (documentary short); commentary tracks: Bread (Anthony Slide), Salomé (Gaylyn Studlar), The red kimona (Anthony Slide); The end of an era (documentary short).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
In the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in America were women. Alice Guy-Blaché helped establish the basics of cinematic language, while others boldly continued its development: slapstick queen Mabel Normand (who taught Charlie Chaplin the craft of directing), action star Grace Cunard, and LGBTQ icon Alla Nazimova. Unafraid of controversy, filmmakers such as Lois Weber and Dorothy Davenport Reid tackled explosive issues such as birth control, abortion, and prostitution. This crucial chapter of film history comes alive through the presentation of a wide assortment of films, carefully curated, meticulously restored in 2K and 4K from archival sources, and presented with new musical scores.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio (1.33 : 1).
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Home use only.
Language
Silent with English intertitles and added music.
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