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The Griffith Project: Volume 7: Films Produced in 1913
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Volume 5: 1911
 The Griffith Project: Volume 7: Films Produced in 1913

Manufacturer: British Film Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0851709915

Book Description

No other silent film director has been so extensively studied as D. W. Griffith. However, only a small group of his more than five hundred films has been the subject of a systematic analysis, and the vast majority of his other works still await proper examination. For the first time in film studies, the complete creative output of Griffith--from Professional Jealousy (1907) to The Struggle (1931)--will be explored in this multivolume collection of contributions from an international team of leading scholars in the field. Created as a companion to the ongoing retrospective held by the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, the Griffith Project is an indispensable guide to the work of a crucial figure in the arts of the nineteenth century.

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5 out of 5 stars Volume 5: 1911.......2004-10-15

"The Griffith Project" is an ongoing series that aims to provide "a systematic analysis of all the films in which [D.W.] Griffith was involved, from his debut as performer in PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY (1907) to THE STRUGGLE (1931), his last feature."

Detailed information is presented for each film: credits, plot synopsis, excerpts from contemporary sources, and expert commentary. While clearly aimed at a scholarly audience, the language is completely accessible and laypeople should not find the material intimidating. Indeed, anyone with an abiding interest in Griffith will be captivated by this series. Just about the only deficiency is the lack of screenshots, though I understand that an entire volume may be devoted to these at the close of the series.

Contributing to Volume 5 are Paolo Cherchi Usai, Richard Abel, Eileen Bowser, Ben Brewster, Tom Gunning, Steven Higgins, Lea Jacobs, J.B. Kaufman, Charlie Keil, David Mayer, Russell Merritt, Scott Simmon and Kristin Thompson.

Films covered in Volume 5 are Fisher Folks, His Daughter, Heart of a Savage, Conscience, Was He a Coward?, Teaching Dad to Like Her, Lonedale Operator, Spanish Gypsy, Broken Cross, Chief's Daughter, Knight of the Road, Madame Rex, His Mother's Scarf, How She Triumphed, Two Sides, In the Days of '49, Enoch Arden (parts 1 & 2), New Dress, White Rose of the Wilds, Romany Tragedy, Crooked Road, Smile of a Child, Primal Call, Jealous Husband, Indian Brothers, Her Sacrifice, Thief and the Girl, Blind Princess and the Poet, Fighting Blood, Last Drop of Water, Bobby the Coward, Country Cupid, Out from the Shadow, Sorrowful Example, Ruling Passion, Rose of Kentucky, Stuff Heroes Are Made Of, Swords and Hearts, Dan the Dandy, Squaw's Love, Revenue Man and the Girl, Eternal Mother, Italian Blood, Old Confectioner's Mistake, Making of a Man, Her Awakening, Unveiling, Adventures of Billy, Long Road, Battle, Love in the Hills, Trail of Books, Through Darkened Vales, Woman Scorned, Miser's Heart, Failure, Sunshine Through the Dark, As in a Looking Glass, Saved from Himself, Terrible Discovery, Tale of the Wilderness, Baby and the Stork, Voice of the Child, For His Son, Old Bookkeeper, Sister's Love, Billy's Stratagem, Blot in the 'Scutcheon, Transformation of Mike, Root of Evil, Sunbeam, String of Pearls.

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