Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Still Life With Telephone. |
| Authors: |
Cox-Stanton, Tracy1 |
| Source: |
Visual Arts Research. Summer2014, Vol. 40 Issue 1, preceding p19-21. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: |
American films, Telephone in motion pictures |
| Reviews & Products: |
Sorry, Wrong Number (Film), Call Northside 777 (Film) |
| People: |
Epstein, Jean, 1897-1953 |
| Abstract: |
The article focuses on the depiction of telephone as an opening shot in American motion pictures. Topics discussed include anxiety over the telephone as increasing importance in Americans' daily lives exploited by Hollywood movies, views of filmmaker and theorist Jean Epstein, on the issue, and information on motion pictures such as Illicit, Sorry, Wrong Number, and Call Northside 777. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
