Burning Passions: Introduction to the Study of Silent Cinema

by Paolo Cherchi Usai, Kevin Brownlow

This text covers all aspects of the silent cinema, from its production to its life in books, magazines and in the heads of spectators. The author also leads readers through the problems of gauges, projection speeds and filmographies. A comprehensive bibliography lists the most reliable sources for information about silent cinema throughout the world, including libraries, archives and museums.

Genres: Nonfiction, Film

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Paolo Cherchi Usai is Senior Curator of the Motion Picture Department and director of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, USA, and founder of the annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival.