National Cinemas, Hollywood Classicism, and World War I (1913-1919)

National Cinemas, Hollywood Classicism, and World War I (1913-1919)

Shoes (Lois Weber, 1903)

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Identify how America dominated the cinema world market after 1912.

Compare the rise of national cinema movements in Germany, Italy, Russia, France, Denmark, and Sweden.

Assess the establishment of the major studio system in America.

Examine early auteurs D. W. Griffith and Thomas Ince.

Appraise early genres such as slapstick comedy and westerns.

Reading: Thompson & Bordwell, Chapter 3 "National Cinemas, Hollywood Classicism, and World War I (1913-1919)" (pp. 44-68) in Film History: An Introduction