History of Cinema: Filmmaking, Film Industry, Film Art

This is the first domestic book on the history of world cinema, written in an accessible language and with an author's perspective on the patterns of cinema development. Each year, more films are released, new names and genres emerge. To understand what is currently happening in cinema, it is important to comprehend how cinematography originated and evolved. Film historian and lecturer at the Humanities Institute of Film and Television Igor Belebey examines the main stages of cinema's formation: how cinema became an art, fought for sound, acted as propaganda, and survived the turbulent sixties and the tumultuous nineties. This is both the history of cinema and an analysis of the most iconic films, as well as an examination of key events in France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, the USA, Russia, and Asian countries. The book will be useful for anyone who is passionate about cinema.