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New History of Documentary Film (05 Edition)

by Jack C. Ellis

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Major new history of a film genre that has recently been breaking box office records. This is a thorough and definitive survey/history of documentary films. Concentrating mainly on the output of the US, the UK, and Canada, the authors outline the origins of the form and then show its development over the next several decades. The book is completely up-to-date in discussing films like "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer", and in its coverage of IMAX movies and the development of cable and satellite television outlets. Written in a simple, chronological format, the text is straightforward and full of content, information, and historical perspective. (There is hardly any academic jargon or high-level theory.) Each chapter concludes with a list of the key documentaries in that particular time period or genre, and there are helpful appendices listing all the winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary, as well as the winners of the Grierson Award.

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A thorough and definitive history of documentary films (with a focus on those produced by the U.S., U.K. and Canada) from the origins of the form up through

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ISBN:
9780826417510
Author:
Ellis, Jack C.
Publisher:
Continuum
Author:
McLane, Betsy
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
Documentary films
Subject:
Film & Video - History & Criticism
Subject:
Documentary films -- History and criticism.
Publication Date:
August 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.08x6.04x.90 in. 1.19 lbs.

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