Nonfiction Film: A Critical HistoryCovers the worldwide development of the non-fiction film, from the first factual films of 1895 to the cinema of the 1980s. This work discusses the important non-fiction film movements - the factual film, exploration film, war film, documentary film, compilation film, films of developing countries, and women's, lesbian, and gay liberation films. |
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Foundations of the FROM MEMORY TO MOVEMENT | 3 |
The First Films | 17 |
The Lumières and Thomas A Edison | 25 |
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