Saunders, Dave.

Documentary / Dave Saunders. - London ; New York : Routledge, c2010. - viii, 274 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Routledge film guidebooks . - Routledge film guidebooks .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256), filmography (p. [240]-244) and index.

A troubled and difficult art : a brief introduction to non-fiction film. The 'D' word: definitions, 'obligations' and functions -- Major trends, movements and voices -- Reading non-fiction : case studies, concepts and criticism. Pioneers : Nanook of the North (1922) : narrativising the real, The man with the movie camera (1929) : montage and ideology, Night mail (1936) : the poetics and politics of class -- Bards : Night and fog (1955) : articulating the unspeakable, My Winnipeg (2006) : a city of the mind, Waltz with Bashir (2008) : conflict and memory -- Performers : Tarnation (2003) : performance and autobiography, Sicko (2007) : Michael Moore, documentary superstar, Say my name (2009), Anvil : the story of Anvil (2009) : rockumentary revivals -- Conclusion : new challenges, territories and directions.

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Documentary films--History and criticism.

070.18 / SAU 2010