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The British documentary film movement, 1926-1946 / Paul Swann Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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The British film catalogue : Volume 2. Non-fiction films, 1888-1994 London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023 (41) GIFAuthor: Denis Gifford Edition: Gifford, DenisSource: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Fitzroy DearbornPubDate: 2000PhysDes: xviii, 625p. 31cmSubject: BRITAIN ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; FILMOGRAPHIES ; FILM STUDY AND RESEARCH Summary: This is the first attempt to compile a catalogue of every British non-fiction film produced primarily for cinema showings since the invention of cinematography. It forms a companion to [the author’s] British Film Catalogue of fiction (entertainment) films, first published in 1973 (covering the years 1895-1970), updated in a new edition in 1986 (covering the years up to 1985), and now revised, updated to the end of 1994, and published in a third edition by Fitzroy Dearborn alongside this volume. Between them, the two volumes catalogue virtually the entire history of over one hundred years of British films, separated into two main lines of cinema, fact and fiction. [Taken from preface.]Notes: Includes indexISBN: 1579582001Language: English
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Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1974.
Call No: 761 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1974PhysDes: vi, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; OLYMPICS IN FILMS ; ART AND THE CINEMA ; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM ; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS ; COMPILATION FILMS ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. US ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; CINEMA-DIRECT ; CINEMA VERITE ; NAZIS IN FILMS ; NEWSREELS ; POETRY AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE ; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS ; WORLD WAR II FILMS ; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA] ; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD ; GPO FILM UNIT ; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM ; REISZ, KAREL ; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI ; ROUCH, JEAN ; RUTTMAN, WALTER ; FLAHERTY, ROBERT ; CAPRA, FRANK ; GRIERSON, JOHN ; IVENS, JORIS ; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY ; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL ; LEACOCK, RICHARD ; LORENTZ, PARE ; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID ; MURROW, EDWARD R. ; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS ; VERTOV, DZIGA ; WRIGHT, BASIL ; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE ; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926) ; CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929) ; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) ; AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990) ; NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) ; NIGHT MAIL (UK, Harry Watt & Basil Wright, 1936) ; PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936) ; SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969) ; SONG OF CEYLON, THE (UK, Basil Wright, 1934) ; TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) ; WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included.Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [297]-311ISBN: 0195018354 : $10.95LON: 74079618; 462942
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Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Call No: 761 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Edition: 2nd rev. edPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1993PhysDes: 400 p. : ill. ; 21 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM ; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS ; CINEMA VERITE ; COMPILATION FILMS ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USA ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; CINEMA-DIRECT ; NAZIS IN FILMS ; NEWSREELS ; POETRY AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE ; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; OLYMPICS IN FILMS ; ART AND THE CINEMA ; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS ; WORLD WAR II FILMS ; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA] ; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD ; GPO FILM UNIT ; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM ; REISZ, KAREL ; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI ; ROUCH, JEAN ; RUTTMAN, WALTER ; FLAHERTY, ROBERT ; CAPRA, FRANK ; Grierson, John ; IVENS, JORIS ; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY ; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL ; LEACOCK, RICHARD ; LORENTZ, PARE ; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID ; MURROW, EDWARD R. ; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS ; VERTOV, DZIGA ; WRIGHT, BASIL ; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE ; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926) ; CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929) ; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) ; AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990) ; NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) ; NIGHT MAIL (UK, Harry Watt & Basil Wright, 1936) ; PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936) ; SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969) ; SONG OF CEYLON (UK, Basil Wright, 1934) ; TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) ; WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: This is the second revised edition of Documentary: A History of the Non-fiction Film. Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included.Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-375) and indexISBN: 0195078985 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : $10.95LON: 9430204
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Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / written by Eric Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1974.
Call No: 761 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Eric Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1974PhysDes: 332 p. ; 24 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM ; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS ; CINEMA VERITE ; COMPILATION FILMS ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USA ; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS ; CINEMA-DIRECT ; NAZIS IN FILMS ; NEWSREELS ; POETRY AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE ; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; OLYMPICS IN FILMS ; ART AND THE CINEMA ; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS ; WORLD WAR II FILMS ; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA] ; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD ; GPO FILM UNIT ; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM ; REISZ, KAREL ; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI ; ROUCH, JEAN ; RUTTMAN, WALTER ; FLAHERTY, ROBERT ; CAPRA, FRANK ; Grierson, John ; IVENS, JORIS ; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY ; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL ; LEACOCK, RICHARD ; LORENTZ, PARE ; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID ; MURROW, EDWARD R. ; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS ; VERTOV, DZIGA ; WRIGHT, BASIL ; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE ; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926) ; CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929) ; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) ; AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990) ; NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922) ; NIGHT MAIL (UK, Harry Watt & Basil Wright, 1936) ; PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936) ; SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969) ; SONG OF CEYLON, THE (UK, Basil Wright, 1934) ; TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) ; WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included.ISBN: 0195018354Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006Contents: -- 1: glimpse of wonders -- 2: images at work -- 3: sound and fury -- 4: clouded lens -- sharp focus -- afterword -- source notes -- bibliography -- index --
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Documentary and educational films of the 1930s / Rachael Low London, UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1979.
Call No: 761(41) LOWAuthor: Low, Rachael Source: UKPlace: London, UKPublisher: George Allen & UnwinPubDate: 1979PhysDes: 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSeries: The History of British Film 1929-1939Subject: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; EDUCATION, USE OF FILMS IN ; EDUCATION, FILM. UK ; INDUSTRY, FILM. UK ; INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS ; PROPAGANDA FILMS ; POLITICAL FILMS ; TRUTH IN FILMS ; ANSTEY, EDGAR ; CAVALCANTI, ALBERTO ; ELTON, ARTHUR ; GRIERSON, JOHN ; ROTHA, PAUL ; WRIGHT, BASIL Summary: "With the advent of sound a host of film makers began, during the 1930s, to explore the wider possibilities of film as a means of communication. Without doubt the most spectacular development during this decade of social and political unrest was the dramatic growth of the mainstream British documentary movement closely associated with names such as John Grierson and Paul Rotha, which is often described as Britain's most important contribution to world cinema. In these pages for the first time a full and detailed account is given of people involved in the documentary movement and a coherant attempt is made to date and describe their whole output. Rachael Low demonstrates how different documentary styles evolved, developed and changed - and eventually split into two distinct schools of film making.
An equally important innovation in the 1930s was the first use of film for educational purposes. Rachael Low records in detail the many experiments and debates held to determine the best use of films in schools and the often disappointing attempts to produce satisfactory educational films."--BOOK JACKETNotes: includes bibliographical references; incldues film listing
includes indexISBN: 0047910364Contents: -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Educational Film -- 3. The Documentary Movement -- (i) Early Stages -- (ii) The Middle Years -- (iii) Maturity -- (iv) The End of the Decade -- 4. Reality and the Documentary Film -- Appendix: The British Film Institute -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Film List -- Index --
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The rise and fall of british documentary : the story of the film movement founded by John Grierson / Elizabeth Sussex London: University of California Press, c1975.
Call No: 761(410) SUSAuthor: Sussex, Elizabeth Source: US/UKPlace: Berkeley and Los Angeles, California; LondonPublisher: University of California PressPubDate: c1975PhysDes: xvi, 220 p. : illus. ; 23 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; UNITED KINGDOM ; DOCUMENTARIES ; DOCUMENTARIES: UNITED KINGDOM ; MOVEMENTS AND STYLES IN FILM HISTORY ; HISTORY OF CINEMA ; CRITICISM ; GRIERSON, JOHN ; FLAHERTY, ROBERT ; NIGHT MAIL (UK, Harry Watt & Basil Wright, 1936) Summary: "The image of British documentary has usually been one of artistic prestige and a certain doctrinaire stuffiness. This book is an attempt to recreate the real human experience behind the myth - utilizing a kind of documentary method, intercutting the author's commentary and interview material. Elizabeth Sussex, who is a film-maker herself, talked with all the important living figures of the documentary movement about its complex conflicts, frustrations, and missed chances. Her account is tempered, critical, and knowledgeable. It not only provides a circumstantial record of the movement, but poses issues that must be confronted in any attempt to use film for social purposes. Some outstanding characters in the story - Cavalcanti and Jennings, for example - are evaluated anew, and aspects of the movement that we have known primarily through Grierson's genius for publicity receive skeptical scrutiny. Skillfully edited into a concise and dramatic chronological story, the interviews say more in their cumulative impact than any plain narrative could. The book puts all previous studies of documentary into a new perspective, and will be required reading for anyone concerned with the subject" -- BOOK JACKETNotes: Reviewed in 'The Rise and Fall of the British Documentary: Grierson and the old boys' by William Guynn (Jump Cut, no. 15, 1977, pp. 28-29)ISBN: 0520028694Donation: Donated by James SabineContents: -- preface -- acknowledgments -- interviewees in order of appearance -- 1 the movement moves in -- 2 the spell of Flaherty -- 3 innovations at the Post office -- 4 Night Mail -- 5 the movement divides -- 6 war and the peak of achievement -- 7 the post war decline -- 8 reflections on past and future -- epilogue -- index --
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Studies in documentary / [by] Alan Lovell and Jim Hillier London: Secker and Warburg [for] the British Film Institute, 1972.
Call No: 761(41) LOVAuthor: Lovell, Alan ; Hillier, Jim, joint author Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Secker and Warburg [for] the British Film InstitutePubDate: 1972PhysDes: 176 p. illus., ports. 20 cmSubject: DOCUMENTARIES ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK ; FREE CINEMA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1930's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1940's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1950's ; GRIERSON, JOHN ; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY ; ANDERSON, LINDSAY ; REISZ, KAREL ; RICHARDSON, TONY ; FIRES WERE STARTED [I WAS A FIREMAN] (UK, Humphrey Jennings, 1943) Summary: "If the British cinema has a central tradition, a case can be made for it to be the documentary tradition. In this volume, Alan Lovell and Jim Hillier study the three main epochs of this tradition. Alan Lovell writes about the aims and theories of the seminal producer of documentaries in the 1930s, Hohn Grierson, showing how the theory became practice and with what results. His detailed and lucid account, supplemented by a full filmography, is likely to prove invaluable to students of the period. Jim Hillier takes the narative into the '40s and writes about the work of Humphrey Jennings, whose poetic imagination and gift for character transformed the reality of wartime England into contemplative statements: Fires Were Started remains one of the few genuine works of art to come from the cinema during the war. Finally, Alan Lovell describes the origins of the Free Cinema movement of the '50s, attempting to separate the individual talents (Tony Richardson, Karel Reisz, Lindsay Anderson) from the shared aesthetic and political assumptions of the time, and asks the question: How far was Free Cinema a genuine cause and how far was it a means of self-promotion for a limited group? This is not a book written to win friends among the film-making establishment, and its forthright view from the 1970s is likely to arouse passion in interested quarters." -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Bibliography: p. 173-175ISBN: 0436099187; 0436099195 (pbk.)LON: 548482 548482
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