Film and Reform - John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Foreword Jack C. Ellis Introduction 1. John Grierson 2. John Grierson and the Influence of American Scientific Naturalism 1924-7 3. Grierson’s Aesthetic 1924-7 4. John Grierson, the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit, and the Documentary Film Movement 1927-33 5. The General Post Office Film Unit 1933-9 6. Public Relations, Propaganda and Documentary Film 1900-39 7. Documentary Film and Reform 8. The Influence of Idealism

About the author

Ian Aitken

Product details

• Authors: Ian Aitken
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2013
• EAN: 9780415726573
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72657-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Cinema
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Films, cinema, Humanities, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Reference