Cinematic Aesthetics

Author: Béla Balázs
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Publish Date: 2003-09-02
Features: This book is a significant work by the renowned Hungarian film theorist Béla Balázs. As a seminal text in film aesthetics theory, it holds a prominent position in the history of film theory. The core content of the book explores the nature of film art by examining the development of film art forms and the connections between film and other art forms. The book's summaries of the artistic experiences of silent film, its discussions on the pros and cons of sound film, and its analysis of the three major characteristics of film art are still widely cited by film scholars today.