TY - BOOK
T1 - The documentary film movement
T2 - An anthology
AU - Aitken, Ian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Ian Aitken, 1998. All rights reserved.
PY - 1998/7
Y1 - 1998/7
N2 - It includes generous selections from the work of John Grierson as well as writings by Paul Rotha, Humphrey Jennings, Alberto Cavalcanti and Basil Wright. Each section is accompanied by short commentaries. A full introduction examines the historical development of the documentary film movement between 1927 and 1950, the types of films made by the movement, its relationship to other British film genres and to contemporary debates on British national cinema. An accessible, comprehensive and illuminating source book for courses on Documentary Film and the History of British Cinema.
AB - It includes generous selections from the work of John Grierson as well as writings by Paul Rotha, Humphrey Jennings, Alberto Cavalcanti and Basil Wright. Each section is accompanied by short commentaries. A full introduction examines the historical development of the documentary film movement between 1927 and 1950, the types of films made by the movement, its relationship to other British film genres and to contemporary debates on British national cinema. An accessible, comprehensive and illuminating source book for courses on Documentary Film and the History of British Cinema.
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SN - 0748609709
SN - 9780748609482
BT - The documentary film movement
PB - Edinburgh University Press
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