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Through most of the 20th century, the distinction between the
fictional narrative film and the documentary was vigorously
maintained. The documentary tradition developed side by side with,
but in the shadow of, the more commercially successful feature
film. In the latter part of the century, however, the two forms
merged on occasion, and mockumentaries (fictional works in a
documentary format) and docudramas (reality-based works in a
fictional format) became part of the film and television landscape.
The 18 essays here examine the relationships between narrative
fiction films and documentary filmmaking, focusing on how each
influenced the other and how the two were merged in such diverse
films and shows as Citizen Kane, M*A*S*H, This Is Spinal Tap, and
Destination Moon. Topics include the docudrama in early cinema, the
industrial film as faux documentary, the fear evoked in 1950s
science fiction films, the selling of ?reality? in mockumentaries,
and reality television and documentary forms. The essays provide a
foundation for significant rethinking of film history and
criticism, offering the first significant discussion of two
emerging and increasingly important genres.
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