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1. Introduction: John Grierson and the documentary film movement 1989-1972 -- The films of the documentary film movement -- The historical context of the documentary film movement -- Grierson's theory of documentary film -- The critical debates on the documentary film movement -- 2. John Grierson (1898-1972) -- Commentary -- English cinema production and the naturalistic tradition (1927) -- The character of an ultimate synthesis (1922) -- Untitled lecture on documentary (1927-33) -- Drifters (1929) -- First principles of documentary (1932) -- Education and the new order (1941) -- The documentary idea (1942) -- Preface to Paul Rotha's Documentary Film (1952) -- Art and revolution (1966) -- Answers to a Cambridge questionnaire (1967) -- I remember, I remember (1970) -- 3. Paul Rotha (1907-84) -- Commentary -- Afterthought (1972) -- Films and the Labour Party (1936) -- 4. Alberto Cavalcanti (1897-1982) -- Commentary -- Cavalcanti in England (1975) -- The evolution of cinematography in France (1936) -- The British contribution (1952) -- 5. Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) -- Commentary -- Listen to Britain (1942) -- The English (1948) -- Surrealism (1936) -- Introduction to Pandaemonium (c. 1948) -- 6. Basil Wright (1907-87) -- Commentary -- Documentary today (1947) -- Interview with Ian Aitken (1987).
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