Jean Desmet and the Early Dutch Film Trade
Amsterdam University Press, 2003
Cloth: 978-90-5356-570-4 | Paper: 978-90-5356-463-9 | eISBN: 978-90-485-0509-8
Library of Congress Classification PN1993.5.N4B5813 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43092
Cloth: 978-90-5356-570-4 | Paper: 978-90-5356-463-9 | eISBN: 978-90-485-0509-8
Library of Congress Classification PN1993.5.N4B5813 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43092
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The Netherlands Film Museum's Desmet Collection contains the estate of Dutch cinema owner and film distributor Jean Desmet (1875-1956): almost nine hundred European and American films of all genres, a collection of publicity material, and a massive business archive. These three sources form the basis of this book, the first comprehensive reconstruction of Desmet's career. From his nomadic beginnings as a traveling showman to his successful switch to permanent cinema operation and film distribution, Blom shows how Desmet's fortunes encapsulated a series of structural changes within the new culture of the cinema.
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