Early women filmmakers : an international anthology / from Blackhawk Films ; presented by Flicker Alley ; curated by David Shepard ; produced by David Shepard for Film Preservation Associates, Inc. (Blackhawk Films) ; restored by Lobster Films.
Edition:
Blu-ray/DVD dual-format edition.
Publisher:
Flicker Alley,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
6 videodiscs (652 min. each format) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 volume (24 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm)
Featuring: Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, Maureen O'Hara, Lois Weber, Maya Deren, Blanche Cornwall, Andrée Brabant, Germaine Dermoz. Edition statements on disc labels: Deluxe blu-ray edition; Deluxe DVD edition. Films originally produced 1902-1943. Bonus materials include: audio commentary: for Lois Weber's The Blot by author, professor, and expert on women and early film culture Shelley Stamp. Accompanying booklet titled: A camera of one's own: early women directors / by Kate Saccone.
Summary:
"More women worked in film during its first two decades than at any time since. Unfortunately, many early women filmmakers have been largely written out of film history, their contributions undervalued. This necessary and timely collection highlights the work of 14 of early cinema's most innovative and influential women directors, re-writing and celebrating their rightful place in film history.International in scope, this groundbreaking collection features over 10 hours of material, comprised of 25 films spanning 1902-1943, including many rare titles not widely available until now, from shorts to feature films, live-action to animation, commercial narratives to experimental works. Directors include Alice Guy Blaché, Lois Weber, Mabel Normand, Madeline Brandeis, Germaine Dulac, Olga Preobrazhenskaia, Marie-Louise Iribe, Lotte Reiniger, Claire Parker, Mrs. Wallace Reid (Dorothy Davenport), Leni Riefenstahl, Mary Ellen Bute, Dorothy Arzner, and Maya Deren."--Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.