The British Documentary Film Movement, 1926-1946

Paul Swann (Temple University, Philadelphia)

The British Documentary Film Movement, 1926-1946
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
28 July 1989
Pages
228
ISBN
9780521334792

The British Documentary Film Movement, 1926-1946

Paul Swann (Temple University, Philadelphia)

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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