The general film history pierre sorlin

Pierre sorlin has 18 books on goodreads with 312 ratings. Educated as a historian, and working on interdisciplinary subjects such as totalitarianism and anti. The story was adapted from the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger. Young martin carhill grew up in a milieu where crime was the main occupation. Books 2006 journal of communication wiley online library. Alexander sesonske, pierre sorlin, the film in history. Necsus a conversation with pierre sorlin about film. Alexander sesonske university of california, santa barbara. It was inspired by the great locomotive chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the american civil war. Pierre sorlin is professor of sociology in audiovisual media, university of paris iii, and author of european cinemas, european societies 1991, mass media 1994 and italian national cinema 1996. Sorlin has stated that it is typical of historical films that they only. As part of the series of conversations necsus has published with prominent scholars see those with david bordwell, ian christie, richard dyer, anton kaes, laura mulvey, and vivian sobchack, we spoke with pierre sorlin on his groundbreaking work in film and media studies. Nielsen and sorlin both argue that the historical film is thus defined in relation to the historical knowledge which is.

Chapter 1 of the film in history, by pierre sorlin, deals with the question, how should we look at a historical film. Pierre sorlin, how to look at an historical film, in the historical film. The film stars buster keaton who codirected it with clyde bruckman at the time of its initial release, the general. In general, historians have treated historical films as they would traditional written history. A philosophical and critical inquiry into film semiotics. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. When i began to teach history, at the university of lyon, i used the cinema as an additional source, which allowed knowing people by. It looks like we dont have any biography for pierre sorlin yet. Pierre sorlins essay tracks the development of a cinemagoing audience in italyfrom its birth in the early.

European cinema at the time of the rome treaty volume 8 issue 3 pierre sorlin. A conversation with pierre sorlin about film studies, film and history. Pierre sorlin 1997 reremembering history in contemporary film. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Films as historical sources or alternative history jstor. If a teacher lines up proper film choice, lesson goals, subject matter and class activities using the film, it is possible to really learn about history by way of hollywood. The general is a 1926 american silent comedy film released by united artists.