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Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film
by
Erik Barnouw
Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social clima...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
January 7th 1993
by Oxford University Press, USA
(first published 1975)
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A great survey of the history of the documentary. Written in an interesting format that divides documentary movements into categories such as "explorer", "advocate", and "guerilla."
brisk trot through the history. highly readable with apparently sound judgement, such that one would welcome yet more detail.
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Good stuff - fascinating history especially for documentary film lovers like me
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This is a pretty nice survey of documentary film history. Many people and movements are sort of sparingly touched on and I've got it from a reliable source that some of his information about East European documentary isn't quite right, but nevertheless, survey works cannot do everything and this one does a good job of giving you a feel for the history of something that is quite broad and diverse.
the ultimate documentary film reference guide. a must-read in Deirdre Boyle's documentary history course - completed with viewing the documentaries mentioned in it. But then again you need Deirdre to tell you the complete stories, Nanook and all.
Barnouw's book is a very worthy addition to critical film history, and will at the very least give even the most informed reader a quality viewing list. Anyone interested in documentary cinema, its forms, its subgenres, its bastard children, and even the question of what documentary cinema is will find this to be a valuable work.
This is a good, readable, and well-organized introduction to documentary film. You start to see how the idea of non-fiction film can help you to look at all film in a different way. Documentaries help you to ask, what is being offered here as truth?
Epic Manifesto; must read for all documentary filmmakers and or people who like manifestos. Let boil, ferment, then write own manifesto.
A good overview for one who wants to learn about the history of documentary.
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