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A brief history of invisibility on screen

  • Written by Marc Longenecker, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Film Studies, Wesleyan University
Elisabeth Moss stars in the latest adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel.Universal Pictures

What would you do if you could be invisible? Would this newfound power bring out the best in you, instilling you with the courage to discreetly sabotage the efforts of evildoers? Or would the ability to slip in and out of rooms unnoticed tap into darker impulses?

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