Hello,
Although not set in pre-cinematic times, Malick's BADLANDS has an interesting
sequence that revolves around stereopticon images. A related critical article is Garrett
Stewart's "Photo-Gravure: Death, Photography, and Film Narrative," WIDE ANGLE 9,
no. 1 (1987).
Best of luck,
Jeff Evans
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