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Title: The Genius of the System: Hollywood ...

Publisher: Pantheon

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Examines the rise and fall of Hollywood from its beginnings in the 1920s to its decline in the 1950s and 1960s

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"There was much to criticize in the Hollywood system, and much to marvel at. But one can't do either without the means to make sense of it. This book provides that. --Elizabeth Kendall, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Brings the pace and confusion and inspiration of filmmaking to life...Schatz has made a lasting contribution to film history." --"Directors Guild of America Newsletter"

There was much to criticize in the Hollywood system, and much to marvel at. But one can't do either without the means to make sense of it. This book provides that. "Elizabeth Kendall, The New York Times Book Review"

Brings the pace and confusion and inspiration of filmmaking to life...Schatz has made a lasting contribution to film history. "Directors Guild of America Newsletter""

"There was much to criticize in the Hollywood system, and much to marvel at. But one can't do either without the means to make sense of it. This book provides that." --Elizabeth Kendall, The New York Times Book Review

"Brings the pace and confusion and inspiration of filmmaking to life...Schatz has made a lasting contribution to film history." --Directors Guild of America Newsletter

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