The British Documentary Film Movement, 19261946 [Paperback]

Paul Swann's study is a political and social history of the documentary film movement led by John Grierson in the 1930s and 1940s.The most important and internationally influential development in British cinema was the documentary film movement led by John Grierson in the 1930s and 1940s. Paul Swann's study is a political and social history of this movement, which was characterized by actuality-based films made outside the commercial industry.The most important and internationally influential development in British cinema was the documentary film movement led by John Grierson in the 1930s and 1940s. Paul Swann's study is a political and social history of this movement, which was characterized by actuality-based films made outside the commercial industry.The most important and internationally influential development in British cinema was the documentary film movement led by John Grierson in the 1930s and 1940s. This is a political and social history of that movement, which was characterized by actuality-based films made outside the commercial industry. Based on examinations of official government records, the study provides a fascinating picture of the relationship forged between Grierson and the civil service bureaucracy for his own needs and the needs of his country. The book offers a fresh look at a rare moment in the history of cinema when a different mode of production, philosophy, and source of funding permitted a determined group to create a distinguished body of work.Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: the British documentary film movement; 2. The empire marketing board film unit, 19261933; 3. The general post office film unit, 19331937; 4. The general post office film unit, 19371940; 5. The 'independent' documentary film, 19321939; 6. The British documentary film, trade propaganda, and national projection, 19261939; 7. The documentary movement during the war, 19391945; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Here is a useful one vlC$