| Description |
viii, 274 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Routledge film guidebooks |
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Routledge film guidebooks.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index. |
| Contents |
A troubled and difficult art : a brief introduction to non-fiction film. The D word: definitions, obligations and functions -- Major trends, movements and voices -- Reading non-fiction : case studies, concepts and criticism. Pioneers : Nanook of the North (1922) : narrativising the real, The man with the movie camera (1929) : montage and ideology, Night mail (1936) : the poetics and politics of class -- Bards : Night and fog (1955) : articulating the unspeakable, My Winnipeg (2006) : a city of the mind, Waltz with Bashir (2008) : conflict and memory -- Performers : Tarnation (2003) : performance and autobiography, Sicko (2007) : Michael Moore, documentary superstar, Say my name (2009), Anvil : the story of Anvil (2009) : rockumentary revivals -- Conclusion : new challenges, territories and directions. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Documentary films -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415473095 (hardback) |
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9780415473101 (pbk.) |
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0415473098 (hardback) |
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0415473101 (pbk.) |
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0203852680 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203852682 (electronic bk.) |
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