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UNINA9910460232303321 |
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Autore |
Logan Philip C |
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Titolo |
Humphrey Jennings and British documentary film [[electronic resource] ] : a re-assessment / / Philip C. Logan |
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Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-11938-X |
1-317-11937-1 |
1-283-09043-0 |
9786613090430 |
1-4094-2739-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Documentary films - Great Britain - History and criticism |
Motion pictures - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Pt. 1. Art and politics : 1907-38 -- pt. 2. The documentary film : art, politics and propaganda, 1938-50. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During a short career between 1939 and 1950, Humphrey Jennings produced a number of outstanding films documenting everyday life in Britain. In this new book, Philip Logan offers a thorough reassessment of Jennings's intellectual background and the factors that informed his life. Through an understanding of the historical context within which Jennings's films were produced and directed Logan suggests we can begin to much better understand the propaganda messages that inform them, and thus gain a fuller insight into the nature, character and purpose of the films he produced for the British war e |
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