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- ISBN 9781474451048
- Weight: 470g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 08 Jul 2020
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Explores Irving Thalberg's importance as not only a producer, but also a theorist of studio-era filmmaking
Offers a critical reappraisal of Thalberg’s legacyProvides in-depth analyses of Thalberg’s productions at MGM from 1924 through 1936Examines Thalberg’s impact on film-historical turning points, including the transition to sound cinema and the development of the Production CodeIrving Thalberg was not just a critically important producer during Hollywood’s Golden Age, but also an innovative theorist of studio-era filmmaking. Drawing on archival sources, this is the first book to explore Thalberg’s insights into casting, editing, story composition and the importance of the mass audience from a theoretical perspective. It examines Thalberg’s impact on film-historical turning points, such as the transition to sound cinema and the development of the Production Code, and features in-depth analyses of Thalberg’s productions at MGM from 1924 to 1936, including films like The Big Parade (1925), The Broadway Melody of 1929 (1929) and Romeo and Juliet (1936). The book argues that Thalberg’s views represent a unified conceptual understanding of filmmaking – one that is still significant in the modern day.
Dr Ana Salzberg is is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of Produced by Irving Thalberg: Theory of Studio-Era Filmmaking (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and Beyond the Looking Glass: Narcissism and Female Stardom in Studio-Era Hollywood (Berghahn Books, 2014).
