A Paul Rotha Reader

Petrie, Duncan & Kruger, Robert (editors)

ISBN 10: 0859896269 / ISBN 13: 9780859896269

Published by University of Exeter Press, UK, 1999

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Introduction to the work of a significant figure in British cinema history; 292 pages.; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 " As New in Near Fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Paul Rotha Reader
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press, UK
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859896269
• ISBN 13: 9780859896269
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Printing.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Film, Theater & Dance

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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

About the Author

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