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Cahiers du Cinéma Collection of 393 issues of the French film journal

Best.-Nr. 170333Paris: Cahiers du Cinéma 2006. Collection of 393 issues Nos. 226 through 619 of the French film journal "Cahiers du Cinéma" representing the years 1971-2006. Text and titles in French. "Cahiers du Cinéma" was founded in 1951 by André Bazin Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca with writers including Jacques Rivette Jean-Luc Godard Claude Chabrol and François Truffaut. In the mid-1950s dissent started to develop between the journal's editors and its writers the latter group led by Truffaut who published an inflammatory article in January of 1954 denouncing the lack of creativity in French filmmaking and advocating for the "policy of the authors"-the origins of auteur theory. Founders Bazin and Lo Duca subsequently yielded editorial control of the journal to Doniol-Valcroze and Éric Rohmer resulting in a significantly changed format with a focus on directors deemed "auteurs." Rohmer would assume position as the journal's head editor in 1958 but by 1963 would be forced out by Godard Chabrol Rivette and others largely due to Rohmer's refusal to shift the journal's focus from Hollywood to the films of the French New Wave i.e. their own films. Now led by Rivette "Cahiers" tied its flag more openly to the political left and increasingly ignored Hollywood films in favor of avant-garde and experimental filmmakers. By the mid-1970s a review of "Jaws" 1975 marked the journal's return to more mainstream film criticism. In 1998 the journal would be acquired by press group Le Monde and was heavily redesigned the following year with significantly broadened focus on all visual arts. The journal remains in operation today under private ownership and continues to gain renown for its annual "top ten" film lists. Generally Near Fine or better. Housed in 33 custom maroon cloth clamshell boxes. Shipping billed at cost due to quantity and weight. Cahiers du Cinéma unknown

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Original photograph from the lost film "The Scarlet Streak" circa 1926 of a car jumping a train crossing. With a lengthy annotation on the verso regarding guerilla filming techniques in 1920s Hollywood

1920Best.-Nr. 157265N.p.: N.p. 1920. Vintage reference photograph from the 1926 film. Photograph shot at high film speed showing a roadster jumping a train crossing with the train approaching seconds before possible impact. The astute viewer will note that the guard rail has not yet been broken. With a lengthy annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso regarding guerilla production techniques taken by Poverty Row studios during the 1920s. An stunning photograph capturing a split-second moment from a common trope of early action cinema - motorists escaping capture by deftly crossing train tracks narrowly avoiding collision with an oncoming train. The production number in the bottom left of the photograph "4296" matches known photographs from the lost 1925 action serial film "The Scarlet Streak" directed by Henry MacRae and starring Jack Dougherty and Lola Todd. Just as fascinating is the extensive annotation on the verso: "Poverty Row crews were accustomed to film stories in the 1920s streets. The city of Los Angeles becoming inured to the novelty a license costing $400 was required for shooting on public thoroughfares. Camera crews were trained to set up fast complete the street scenes quickly and vanish before the police arrived to check for a license. So grab shots were common. "The favorite action sequence was the transfer of an actor from an automobile to a moving train or crossing the road in front of the train and breaking the guard rails at the last moment. "The best place to film this was in Pasadena where the Santa Fe Railroad passed along the blocks of paved streets. A director or camera man boarded the train there carrying their heavy luggage to the observation car. As soon as the train moved out of the station they hauled a camera and tripod out of the bags. The motorcycle or automobile appeared at the designated spot where another cameraman was set up. As the actor made the daring transfer or split second crossing the camera cranked out the action. The conductor generally came along to toss the film makers off the train at the next stop but it was a marvel of economy for the novelty of early film making." 10.25 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a small chip to the top left margin chipping to the bottom right margin with a minutae of image loss to the bottom right corner and edgewear and creasing to the right margin. N.p. unknown

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