A Paul Rotha Reader (Exeter Studies in Film History) - Hardcover

 
9780859896269: A Paul Rotha Reader (Exeter Studies in Film History)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0859896269 ISBN 13: 9780859896269
Publisher: University of Exeter Press, 2019

Synopsis




Paul Rotha was one of the major figures of the British Documentary Movement, second only to John Grierson. He was also a prolific writer, beginning with his celebrated book The Film Till Now, published in 1930. This volume brings together an edited collection of some of his most important writings and addresses a variety of topics including the theoretical basis of cinema, the emergence of an intellectual film culture in Britain, the state of the British film industry and his own experience of directing and producing films.

 

A Paul Rotha Reader marks a major reappraisal of Rotha's significance as a theorist, critic and advocate for cinema as the most important form of mass communication in the modern world. It will be essential reading for anyone seriously interested in British cinema history


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About the Author

Duncan Petrie is professor of film and television at the University of York.

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Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0859896269
ISBN 13 
9780859896269
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
292
Editor
Kruger Robert, Petrie Duncan