Project Gutenberg 2004-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 521 Lindsay, Vachel 1879 1931 Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel The Art of the Moving Picture E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Art of the Moving Picture" by Vachel Lindsay is a critical exploration of motion pictures as an emerging art form, initially written in the early 20th century and revised in the early 1920s. This literary work serves as both a critique and a guide for the aesthetic principles that should govern the making and appreciation of motion pictures, especially in the context of American culture and its evolving artistic landscape. Lindsay seeks to elevate cinema to a higher status among the traditional art forms, arguing for its recognition in museums alongside painting, sculpture, and architecture. The opening of the text introduces Lindsay's intent, emphasizing the need for critical discourse regarding film as an art form, particularly at a time when myriad art museums were emerging across America. He outlines the various aspects of photoplay criticism, showing a deep understanding of both the technical and emotional elements inherent in films. He presents various categories of motion pictures he plans to discuss, including action films, intimate plays, and those that focus on splendor, laying the groundwork for his exploration of how the cinema combines artistic expression with narrative storytelling. He reflects on personal experiences and observations about earlier films and their potential, while also advocating for a future where films can aspire to be as revered as other artistic endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Motion pictures PN Text Art Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature Category: Art 417924 2025-08-06T03:37:41.267806 text/html 414413 2020-12-15T08:50:01 text/html 270688 2025-08-06T03:37:49.074734 application/epub+zip 276706 2025-08-06T03:37:44.348776 application/epub+zip 229830 2025-08-06T03:37:43.161788 application/epub+zip 464414 2025-08-06T03:37:52.794764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441220 2025-08-06T03:37:48.305728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372616 2022-09-06T23:51:34.152475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392556 2025-08-06T03:37:40.580796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 372722 2024-10-28T20:01:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392341 2020-12-15T08:50:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392379 2020-12-15T08:50:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21524 2025-08-06T03:37:52.934707 application/rdf+xml 13809 2025-08-06T03:37:43.666741 image/jpeg 3532 2025-08-06T03:37:43.411755 image/jpeg 154047 2020-12-15T08:50:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 184373 2020-12-15T08:50:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 153994 2020-12-15T08:50:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 255558 2025-08-06T03:37:41.330800 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia