The documentary film reader : history, theory, criticism / edited by Jonathan Kahana ; with a foreword by Charles Musser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Musser, Charles, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Kahana, Jonathan, 1966-2019, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1057 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Bringing together an expansive range of writing by scholars, critics, historians, and filmmakers, The Documentary Film Reader presents an international perspective on the most significant developments and debates from several decades of critical writing about documentary. Each of the book's seven sections covers a distinct period in the history of documentary, collecting both contemporary and retrospective views of filmmaking in the era. And each section is prefaced by an introductory essay that explains its design and provides critical context. Painstakingly selected from the archives of more than a hundred years of cinema practice and theory, the essays, reviews, interviews, manifestos, and ephemera gathered in this volume suit the needs and interests of the beginning student, the advanced scholar, the casual reader, and the working documentarian.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-045932-8

0-19-022654-4