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OverviewBefore he became the father of cinematic special effects, George Méliès (1861-1938) was a maker of deluxe French footwear, an illusionist, and a caricaturist. Proceeding from these beginnings, Méliès Boots traces how the full trajectory of Georges Méliès’ career during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, along with the larger cultural and historical contexts in which Méliès operated, shaped his cinematic oeuvre. Solomon examines Méliès’ unpublished drawings and published caricatures, the role of laughter in his magic theater productions, and the constituent elements of what Méliès called ""the new profession of the cinéaste."" The book also reveals Méliès' connections to the Incohérents, a group of ephemeral artists from the 1880s, demonstrating the group’s relevance for Méliès, early cinema, and modernity. By positioning Méliès in relation to the material culture of his time, Solomon demonstrates that Méliès’ work was expressive of a distinctly modern, and modernist, sensibility that appeared in France during the 1880s in the wake of the Second Industrial Revolution. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew SolomonPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.170kg ISBN: 9780472055586ISBN 10: 0472055585 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 30 September 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsMelies Boots is an extremely compelling and remarkably researched contribution to cinema studies, and it brings fresh insight to the figure of Georges Melies by situating his work deeply within the cultural and media archaeological context of his time. --Colin Williamson, Rutgers University-- Colin Williamson “MÉliÈs Boots is an extremely compelling and remarkably researched contribution to cinema studies, and it brings fresh insight to the figure of Georges MÉliÈs by situating his work deeply within the cultural and media archaeological context of his time.” —Colin Williamson, Rutgers University MEliEs Boots is an extremely compelling and remarkably researched contribution to cinema studies, and it brings fresh insight to the figure of Georges MEliEs by situating his work deeply within the cultural and media archaeological context of his time. -Colin Williamson, Rutgers University Author InformationMatthew Solomon is Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Media at the University of Michigan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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