City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2-2020 The Cinematic Treatment of Tableaux Vivants in D.W. Griffith’s Broken Blossoms Sheikh Deen The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3606 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] THE CINEMATIC TREATMENT OF TABLEAUX VIVANTS IN D.W. GRIFFITH’S BROKEN BLOSSOMS by SHEIKH DEEN A master’s thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, The City University of New York 2020 © 2020 Sheikh Deen All Rights Reserved ii The Cinematic Treatment of Tableaux Vivants in D.W. Griffith’s Broken Blossoms by Sheikh Deen This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in satisfaction of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Arts. Date Matthew Gold Thesis Advisor Date Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis Executive Officer THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT The Cinematic Treatment of Tableaux Vivants in D.W. Griffith’s Broken Blossoms by Sheikh Deen Advisor: Matthew K. Gold. D.W. Griffith's (January 22, 1875–July 23, 1948), one of the iconic American film directors of early silent cinema, felt his film Broken Blossoms (1919) to be his one art film and is considered to be an exemplary film in Tableaux Vivants1 usage.