The Conscience of Cinema

The Works of Joris Ivens 1926-1989

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by Thomas Waugh

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Joris Ivens

Keywords

Joris Ivens, documentary, director

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Collection

Framing film

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 500 pages
6 ½ x 9 ½ inches (16.5 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-90-8964-753-5

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Book Presentation:
This is the first book to survey the entire career of Joris Ivens, a prolific documentary filmmaker who worked on every continent over the course of seven decades. More than a biography of a leftist committed to changing the world through film, The Conscience of Cinema is also a microcosmic history of the documentary and its form, culture, and place within twentieth-century world cinema. Ivens worked in almost every genre, including the essay, compilation, hybrid dramatization, socialist realism, and more. Whether in his native Netherlands, the Soviet Union, the United States, Vietnam, or beyond, he left an indelible artistic and political mark that continues to resonate in the twenty-first century.

About the Author:
Thomas Waugh is professor of film studies and research chair in documentary film and sexual representation at Concordia University in Montreal.

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