Direct cinema : observational documentary and the politics of the sixties / Dave Saunders.
"Part one 'Furthering film' examines afresh the historical and cultural factors that led to direct cinema's emergence from its journalistic heritage at Time-Life, and the pioneering Drew Associates' evolving responses to thse stimuli. Part two 'Counter-cultural commenta...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Wallflower Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Nonfictions.
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| Summary: | "Part one 'Furthering film' examines afresh the historical and cultural factors that led to direct cinema's emergence from its journalistic heritage at Time-Life, and the pioneering Drew Associates' evolving responses to thse stimuli. Part two 'Counter-cultural commentaries' offers close readings of four music- and musician-oriented documentaries inspired by the counter culture: D.A. Pennebakere's Don't look back (1965) and Monterey Pop (1967), Michael Wadleigh's Woodstock (1970) and the Maysles brothers' Gimme shelter (1970). Part three, Patrick Wiseman's Sixties', considers the esteemed filmmaker's best-known 'institution' films, Titicut follies (1967), High school (1968), Law and order (1969), Hospital (1970) and Basic training (1971), and seeks to emphasise their timely import as overarchingly reformist statements"--Intro. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1905674163 9781905674169 1905674155 9781905674152 |