Film Begets Film
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Film Begets Film is a critical study by film historian Jay Leyda that examines the influence of existing films on the creation and evolution of new cinematic works.
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| Film Begets Film canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Film Begets Film Context triple: [Jay Leyda, notableWork, Film Begets Film]
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Living at the Movies
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Anémic Cinéma
Anémic Cinéma is a 1926 experimental short film by Marcel Duchamp that features spinning optical discs and playful French word games, often associated with the Dada and Surrealist movements.
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Rewind the Film
"Rewind the Film" is a reflective, acoustic-leaning studio album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers that explores themes of memory, aging, and social change.
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Flickers is a pioneering modern dance piece choreographed by American dancer and choreographer Charles Weidman.
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Irma Vep
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Film Begets Film Target entity description: Film Begets Film is a critical study by film historian Jay Leyda that examines the influence of existing films on the creation and evolution of new cinematic works.
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A.
Living at the Movies
Living at the Movies is a poetry collection by American writer and punk icon Jim Carroll, known for its vivid, streetwise depictions of urban life and youth.
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B.
Anémic Cinéma
Anémic Cinéma is a 1926 experimental short film by Marcel Duchamp that features spinning optical discs and playful French word games, often associated with the Dada and Surrealist movements.
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C.
Rewind the Film
"Rewind the Film" is a reflective, acoustic-leaning studio album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers that explores themes of memory, aging, and social change.
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D.
Flickers
Flickers is a pioneering modern dance piece choreographed by American dancer and choreographer Charles Weidman.
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E.
Irma Vep
Irma Vep is a French-American television miniseries that blends meta-cinema, crime, and dark comedy as it follows an actress remaking a classic silent-era vampire serial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical study ⓘ film historian ⓘ film studies book ⓘ person ⓘ |
| author | Jay Leyda ⓘ |
| describes | how existing films shape new films ⓘ |
| examines |
historical development of film-to-film influence
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ways filmmakers imitate earlier films ⓘ ways filmmakers quote earlier films ⓘ ways filmmakers transform earlier films ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film studies
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media studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptations
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compilation films ⓘ creative reuse of cinematic forms ⓘ found-footage practices ⓘ remakes ⓘ sequels ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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film criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Jay Leyda ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cinema
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film history ⓘ influence of films on other films ⓘ intertextuality in film ⓘ |
| notableWork | Film Begets Film ⓘ |
| occupation |
film historian
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film scholar ⓘ |
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