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Canjels, Rudmer, 1974-

Distributing silent film serials : local practices, changing forms, cultural transformation / Rudmer Canjels. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - xxii, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in film studies ; 7. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Film seriality and its serial uses : transition and beyond. seriality unbound -- Monopolizing episodic adventures -- Localizing serials, translating spectacle and daily life. American mysteries in France -- German spectacle from within -- Adjusting seriality in the Netherlands -- Confronting seriality in Europe and America -- Consuming new world views : American serials in Germany -- Minds that cannot condense : European serials in America -- Another time -- Overshooting in America -- Adjusting forms and diminishing uses -- Beyond the cliffhanger -- Appendix : overview of imported serial films.

ISBN: 9780415877145 0415877148

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Film serials--History and criticism.--Europe
Film serials--History and criticism.--United States
Silent films--History and criticism.--Europe
Silent films--History and criticism.--United States
Motion pictures--Distribution.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.S3 / C365 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 791.433 / C365