Politics of Documentary (Hardcover, 2007 Ed.)

Tracing the history of the documentary from the first Lumiere films to Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," Chanan addresses topics such as the documentary before documentary, how documentary film language works, the veracity of the image, the problems of the soundtrack, the migration of documentary to television, political documentary, censorship, first-person film-making, and the relations of the archives to history and memory. Focusing on the vital contribution of documentary to the public sphere--the space in which ideas are debated, public opinion is formed and those in authority are held to account--Chanan argues that, without documentary, the public sphere is unable to function.

General

Imprint:	Bfi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Michael Chanan
Dimensions:	234 x 172 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	2007 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-84457-227-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
LSN:	1-84457-227-7
Barcode:	9781844572274

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