Film as Instrument of Social Enquiry: The British Documentary Film Movement of the 1930s
The 1930s saw the emergence of the British documentary as a distinct mode of film practice that strove for a cinema that, in opposition to the entertainment-focused mainstream, was socially purposeful and aesthetically innovative. The economic situation of interwar Britain was a major factor in the...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Bremen
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Research in Film and History |
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| Online Access: | https://film-history.org/issues/text/film-instrument-social-enquiry-british-documentary-film-movement-1930s |