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100 Documentary Films

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100 Documentaries provides concise and authoritative entries on one hundred key non-fiction films, from the Lumière brothers and the beginnings of film history to the present day, including recent films such as Bowling for Columbine and March of the Penguins. In addition to the introduction to the volume, which outlines the history, key periods and major debates in documentary cinema, each entry provides concise analysis, critical judgment and reference to key images and scenes, and cross-references to other films discussed help to place films in their historical and aesthetic contexts.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: British Film Institute

Release: May 26, 2009

ISBN: 1844572641

ISBN 13: 9781844572649

100 Documentary Films

3.5/5 ( ratings)

100 Documentaries provides concise and authoritative entries on one hundred key non-fiction films, from the Lumière brothers and the beginnings of film history to the present day, including recent films such as Bowling for Columbine and March of the Penguins. In addition to the introduction to the volume, which outlines the history, key periods and major debates in documentary cinema, each entry provides concise analysis, critical judgment and reference to key images and scenes, and cross-references to other films discussed help to place films in their historical and aesthetic contexts.

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: British Film Institute

Release: May 26, 2009

ISBN: 1844572641

ISBN 13: 9781844572649

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