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film history
The historical development of film as an art form, medium, and industry from its beginnings to the present.
Charlie Chaplin ist eine der wichtigsten Figuren der frühen Filmgeschichte.
Charlie Chaplin is one of the most important figures in early film history.
The word is a simple compound of 'der Film' (film) and 'die Geschichte' (history). So it literally means 'the history of film.'
Im Seminar zur Filmgeschichte analysieren wir Klassiker aus verschiedenen Epochen.
In the seminar on film history, we analyze classics from different eras.
The base word '-geschichte' (-history) is very productive. It can be combined with many other fields to describe their historical development, for example 'Kunstgeschichte' (art history), 'Musikgeschichte' (music history), or 'Literaturgeschichte' (literary history).
Sie interessiert sich nicht nur für Filmgeschichte, sondern auch für Kunstgeschichte.
She is interested not only in film history, but also in art history.
Two very common expressions are 'in die Filmgeschichte eingehen' (to go down in film history) and 'ein Meilenstein der Filmgeschichte sein' (to be a milestone in film history).
Dieser Film wird als Meilenstein in die Filmgeschichte eingehen.
This film will go down in film history as a milestone.