A Chronology of Film: A Cultural Timeline from the Magic Lantern to the Digital Screen

This book by Thames and Hudson Ltd presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between technical innovations, social changes and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of film from the earliest moving images to the present-day blockbusters, it features key films, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were produced.