histories of fame and fate Förster, Annette creator EYE Film Instituut Nederland text bibliography biography ne Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2017 2017 monographic eng

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560 p. : ill. "This magisterial book offers comprehensive accounts of the professional itineraries of three women in the silent film in the Netherlands, France and North America. Annette Förster presents a careful assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adriënne Solser; an exploration of the stage and screen careers of French actress and filmmaker Musidora and Canadian-born actress and filmmaker Nell Shipman; an analysis of the interaction between the popular stage and the silent cinema from the perspective of women at work in both realms; fresh insights into Dutch stage and screen comedy, the French revue and the American Northwest drama of the 1910s; and much more, all grounded in a wealth of archival research" -- Provided by publisher. HKBU library Annette Förster. YT2025 M08 Solser, Adriënne 1873-1943 Musidora Shipman, Nell 1892-1970 Women in motion pictures Silent films History and criticism Motion picture actors and actresses PN1995 F672 2017 9789089647191 9089647198 SDU 160307