Films of fact
a history of science in documentary films and television
Boon, Timothy
creator
text
enk
London
Wallflower Press
2008
monographic
eng
x, 312 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Britain has long been recognised for its proud contribution to documentary cinema, yet its tradition of scientific and medical documentaries remains poorly documented. This is the first in-depth history of the genre.
Science, nature and filmmaking -- Technology, science and modernity: the world of documentary -- Documentaries and the social relations of science -- Science, films and war -- The fate of documentary science film genres since 1945 -- The growth of television and the representation of science -- Television science genres 1955-65 -- The fate of genres in television since 1965.
Timothy Boon
"Written to mark the centenary of Paul Rotha, documentarist 1907-1984."
Rotha, Paul
1907-1984
Cine documental
Películas científicas
Historia y crítica
Gran Bretaña
Documentales
Historia y crítica
PN 1995.9 B724f 2008
791.436
9781905674374 (pbk)
1905674376 (pbk)
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20230805181441.0
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