The British Documentary Film Movement, 1926 1946 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521334792)

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.

Author: Paul Swann,Swann Paul
ISBN-10: 0521334799
ISBN-13: 9780521334792
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/28/1989
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.21w x 0.86d