In your face: physiognomy, photography, and the gnostic mission of early film
T Gunning - Modernism/modernity, 1997 - muse.jhu.edu
Béla Balázs, writing in the 1920s, declared,“At present a new discovery, a new machine, is
at work to turn the attention of men back to a visual culture and give them new faces.” 1 This …
at work to turn the attention of men back to a visual culture and give them new faces.” 1 This …
In Your Face: Physiognomy, Photography, and the Gnostic Mission of Early Film.
T Gunning - Modernism/Modernity, 1997 - search.ebscohost.com
Discusses the" gnostic mission of cinema" during the 1920's that saw cinema" not only as a
new art form or a new language, but as a new instrument of knowledge." In particular, men …
new art form or a new language, but as a new instrument of knowledge." In particular, men …