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Origins

Thomas Edison and Early Cinema

Case study: George Méliès

1900-1909

Case study: Edwin Porter

1910-1919

Case study: D.W. Griffith

1920s USA

1920s France

1920s Germany & Scandinavia

1920s The Soviet Union

Case study: Sergei Eisenstein

1930s Hollywood

1930s International

1930s France

1930s Germany

Case study: Walt Disney
1940s USA

1940s Italy

1940s Germany

1940s France

1940s Britain

Case Study: Orson Welles

1950s Hollywood

1950s International Scene

Case study:Alfred Hitchcock

1960s France

1960s Italy

1960s Britain

1960s Hollywood

Case study: Jean-luc Godard

1970s

Case study: Francis Ford Coppola

1980s

Case study: Steven Spielberg

1990s

Case study: Spike Lee

2000-2010

Case study: Sally Potter


Sources and Further Reading