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Title: Letters

Synopsis
The Lumière brothers invented the cinematographe--the first machine designed to combine motion picture movement with front projection--in 1895. From the 1890s on, their letters are a record of boundless enthusiasm for technology and invention, finally ending in 1953 with Louis Lumière's assessment of what he had achieved.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        333 Pages
Weight:        1.5 Pounds
Height:         10 Inches
Width:          6.3 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches



Publisher Notes
'Lumiere' means light, and it is altogether fitting that the Lumiere brothers - Louis and Auguste - were at the forefront of the development of what is the medium of Light - the cinema. Their letters are a unique record of the eruption of cinema on the world stage. Their appeal is not just to film fans, but to anyone interested in technology and in the history of Victorian enterprise. Written in the heat of the moment, with an eagerness to communicate the thrill of discovery, this is not so much a literary correspondence as a series of excited telephone conversations. The letters also extend into the twentieth century, ending in 1953 with the recognition that an invention initially perceived as having no commercial potential had become the preeminent art form of the twentieth century.



Industry Reviews
"The letters to 1900, which occupy half the volume, support the accepted European wisdom that the Lumiere brothers were the true inventors of cinema, and chart the consequent birth of the movie industry in great detail."
(05/10/1996)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Letters and it was written by Auguste Lumiere, Louis Lumiere, Pierre Hodgson (Translator), Jacques Rittaud-Hutinet (Editor). This edition of Letters is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is April 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $33.95. There are 333 pages in the book and it was published by Faber & Faber. The 10 digit ISBN is 0571175457 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780571175451. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.