说起早期电影，我曾经也试图研究过。2011年夏天，曾花一段时间检索和搜集相关的研究文献，遴选了其中一些基础书目。不过或许是自己还太年轻，历练不够，也沉不下心来做枯燥的档案考古工作，对早期电影的研究浅尝辄止。在此分享这个入门书目，供有志于借鉴西方理论研究中国早期电影的年轻人们参考哈。

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