Large and varied collection of pre-World War I film stills, selected from 63 films in the EYE Film Institute Netherland's collection and arranged in five thematic sequences: The dream, The fairytale, Metamorphosis, The voyage and Fancy. The reproductions are complemented by four essays: 'Applying color: creating fantasy of cinema' by Tom Gunning; 'Techniques of the fantastic' by Joshua Yumibe; 'The archival life of early color films: restoration and presentation' by Giovanna Fossati; 'Gluttonous visual overdose' by Jonathon Rosen. There is also an annotated filmography by Elif Rongen-Kaynakci which contains further information about the stills.

Item number 92631
Category Book
Type Early Film
Language English
Country of origin Holland
Related people Tom Gunning (Author)
Joshua Yumibe (Author)
Giovanna Fossati (Author)
Jonathon Rosen (Author)
Elif Rongen-Kaynakci (Compiler)