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Film History
Reference material by Wikibooks contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Comprehensive modules
Brief Survey
A page covering all of the most significant developments in the history of cinema in 10,000 words or less (with links to more comprehensive coverage of each topic).
Comprehensive Survey
A set of pages providing a comprehensive summary of the history of cinema, from the technical innovations leading up to its invention to the development of national cinematic languages and the social impact of the medium.
Modules on specific topics
Beginnings
Silent Film
Film Serial
Hand Tinting of Films
Hand Coloring of Films
Soviet Montage
Expressionism
Early Sound Film
Hollywood Studio System
French Poetic Realism
Film Noir
Italian Neorealism
Postwar European Cinema
French New Wave
Breakdown of the Hollywood Studio System
Experimental Cinema
Documentary Cinema
New German Cinema
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