Jürgen Böttcher and Documentary Film: Documentaries, Contemporaries, History (Routledge Focus on Film Studies)

By: Elizabeth Daggett Matar

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Synopsis: Jürgen Böttcher and Documentary Film introduces the reader to this east-German filmmaker who, despite having made 40 films from the east side of the Berlin Wall, is practically unknown. Through the comparison of films made in the same year, one by an American and one by Böttcher, the author places him as ahead of his time in regards to technology, content, and style, and neck-and-neck with contemporary American filmmakers in cinéma vérité/direct cinema. The book moves beyond Böttcher’s dramatic biography to explore his role in the history of film. Was it actually the Germans who created sync sound for documentary? When and how were women featured? Offering a concise journey through the history of documentary film within this cultural context, but also a deep-dive into specific case-studies that show the nuances and complexities of classifying film texts, this volume will interest students and scholars of film studies, German cinema, cinéma vérité, film production, film theory, and world cinema.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040007112
Related ISBNs:: 9781032701240, 9781032701264, 9781032701257
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 01/12/24
Copyrighted By:: Elizabeth Daggett Matar
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.