The Komedi Bioscoop, KINtop 4 : Early Cinema in Colonial Indonesia (Kintop Studies in Early Cinema)

"'The Komedi Bioscoop' traces the emergence of a local culture of movie-going in the Netherlands Indies (present-day Indonesia) from 1896 until the First World War in 1914. It outlines the introduction of the new technology by independent touring exhibitors, the constitution of a market for moving picture shows, the embedding of moving picture exhibitions within the local popular entertainment scene, and the Dutch colonial authorities' efforts to control film consumption and distribution."--Back cover.