The British Documentary Film Movement, 1926 1946

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by Paul Swann

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Documentary

Keywords

documentary, Great Britain, history of cinema

Publishing date

1989

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Collection

Cambridge Studies in Film

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 228 pages
6 x 9 ½ inches (15 x 24 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-521-33479-9
978-0-521-33479-2

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Book Presentation:
The most important and internationally influential development in British cinema was the documentary film movement led by John Grierson in the 1930s and 1940s. This is a political and social history of that movement, which was characterized by actuality-based films made outside the commercial industry. Based on examinations of official government records, the study provides a fascinating picture of the relationship forged between Grierson and the civil service bureaucracy for his own needs and the needs of his country. The book offers a fresh look at a rare moment in the history of cinema when a different mode of production, philosophy, and source of funding permitted a determined group to create a distinguished body of work.

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