Sound or silence, loss or gain?

The Weimar Cinema debate about the transition of sound


Essay, 2005

10 Pages, Grade: 1,3


Abstract or Introduction

“Put speech into films, and you will get speech plus film but you will not get a film.”

Although, initially, sound films were considered to be only a temporary phenomenon that would never replace the silent picture, the transition to talkies proceeded more and more in Weimar cinema of the late 20’s, and, in 1931/32, the sound film completely replaced its predecessor, which had gone out of fashion finally. Yet, the new invention unmistakably evoked numerous debates about whether the addition of sound to cinema pictures rather should be seen as a pro- or regress within the evolution of film art. In view of that, this essay discusses the advantages and drawbacks of silent as well as of sound films. [...]

Details

Title
Sound or silence, loss or gain?
Subtitle
The Weimar Cinema debate about the transition of sound
College
University of Southampton  (University of Southampton - School of Humanities: Film Studies)
Course
Image, Sound and Narrative in Late Weimar Cinem
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2005
Pages
10
Catalog Number
V82632
ISBN (eBook)
9783638906180
ISBN (Book)
9783638906241
File size
388 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Sound, Image, Sound, Narrative, Late, Weimar, Cinem
Quote paper
Sabine Buchholz (Author), 2005, Sound or silence, loss or gain?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/82632

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