Imagining Reality
Imagining Reality
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Summary
This book traces the development of the genre of the documentary films from the very first film shot by Louis Lumiere in 1895 to the very last shaggy dog story, Nick Broomfield's TV film, "Tracking Down Maggie", to the phenomenal commercial success of Steve James' three hour saga, "Hoop Dreams". Originally published in 1997.
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Imagining Reality by Kevin Macdonald
Exploring the documentary film, this book traces its development from the first film shot by Louis Lumiere in 1895 to the last shaggy-dog story (Nick Broomfield's TV film, "Tracking Down Maggie"), and the commercial success of Steve James's three-hour saga, "Hoop Dreams". Mark Cousins directed the 1997 Edinburgh Film Festival. Kevin Macdonald, with whom he wrote this book, is the author of a biography of his own grandfather, "Emeric Pressburger: the Life and Death of a Screenwriter".| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571192021 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571192025 |
| Title | Imagining Reality |
| Author | Kevin Macdonald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kevin Macdonald And Mark Cousins |
| Year published | 2003-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |