Iluminace 2009, 21(2):178-184
Image Chronicle of State, Factory, Family and School. Genre Variants of Czech Nonfiction Film before the WW II
The author characterizes nonfiction film and reminds us that the history of documentary and nonfiction film has always been on the periphery of film historians' interest, even though a greater number of non-fiction films have been made since the beginning of cinema. These films were made with a vision of specific utility, so it is appropriate to approach them by reconstructing the context of their making and subsequent use, e.g. an industrial film shown to employees or as a company presentation, or as an educational film in schools. In addition, the author details the individual texts of a series of archival documents that follow in the following pages of Illuminace.
Keywords: nonfiction film, documentary film, film documentation collections, history of nonfiction film
Published: June 1, 2009 Show citation
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