| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Series |
Cinema and society |
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Cinema and society.
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| Contents |
Cover; Film and Reform; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; General editor's preface; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 John Grierson; 2 John Grierson and the influence of American scientific naturalism 1924-7; 3 Grierson's aesthetic 1924-7; 4 John Grierson, the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit, and the documentary film movement 1927-33; 5 The General Post Office Film Unit 1933-9; 6 Public relations, propaganda and documentary film 1900-39; 7 Documentary film and reform; 8 The influence of idealism; Notes |
| Summary |
Best known for his documentaries such as Drifters, North Sea, and Housing Problems, John Grierson was the most important figure in the British documentary film movement and one of the most influential of British film theorists. This major assessment of Grierson and the documentary film movement examines the intellectual and aesthetic influences on his work, focusing on the material he produced in the inter-war years and comparing the idealistic strain of Grierson's social commentary with other social reformists such as the Next Five Years Group and writers like Or |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-240) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Grierson, John, 1898-1972 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Grierson, John, 1898-1972. fast (OCoLC)fst00010552 |
| Subject |
Documentary films -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
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Social problems in motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Documentary films.
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Social conditions.
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Social problems in motion pictures.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056944
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| Subject |
Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
gb 92040930 89010901 |
| ISBN |
1317929179 |
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9781317929178 |
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