Description:
Silent film is more than just a series of firsts, greats, or classics. It is a cinema of experimentation, ambition, and connection. A Silent Film Companion is a guidebook to the many pleasures of silent cinema, allowing you to see and understand diverse perspectives.
Review Quotes:
"Spotlighting fifty-seven sizzling silent films whose subjects include lesbian air pirates, Black aviators, Martian communists, and feminist 'saloon smashers' (among others!), this crucial volume blows up all of our familiar assumptions about early cinematic history. It will be an invaluable resource for teaching, thinking, and living for many years to come."
--Maggie Hennefeld "author of Death by Laughter: Female Hysteria and Early Cinema"