Cinéma vérité : defining the moment
Title
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Cinéma vérité : defining the moment
Summary
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"The cinéma vérité (or direct cinema) movement of the '50s and '60s was driven by a group of rebel filmmakers tired of stilted documentaries. They wanted to show life as it really is: raw, gritty, dramatic. Rich in excerpts from vérité classics ... this is the first film to capture all the excitement of a revolution that changed movie-making forever"--Container. Includes commentary by filmmakers, and explores vérité's influence in everything from TV news to music videos to Webcams.
Other Title
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Defining the moment
Year Published
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1999
Physical Description
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1 videodisc (102 min., 45 sec.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
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Letterboxed.
Issued also in French under title: Cinéma véité : le moment décisif.
Subject
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Cinéma vérité.
Documentary films -- History and criticism.
Documentary films -- Production and direction.
Motion pictures -- History -- 20th century.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews.
Motion pictures -- Aesthetics.
Cinéma direct.
Documentaires -- Production et réalisation.
Cinéma -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma -- Entretiens.
Cinéma -- Esthétique.
Added Author
:
Wintonick, Peter.
Symansky, Adam.
Michel, Eric.
Koenig, Wolf.
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004.
Reisz, Karel.
Leacock, Richard.
Maysles, Albert.
Beauviala, Jean-Pierre.
Kroitor, Roman.
Drew, Robert, 1924-2014.
Brault, Michel, 1928-2013.
Rouch, Jean.
Pennebaker, D. A.
Greaves, William.
Ryden, Hope.
Lipscomb, James.
Leiterman, Douglas.
Fox, Beryl.
Perrault, Pierre.
Wiseman, Frederick.
Kopple, Barbara.
Hale, Gregg.
Cowie, Robin.
Fox, Jennifer, 1959-
Sigismondi, Floria, 1965-
Macartney-Filgate, Terry.
Caldwell, Gillian.
Added Corporate Author
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National Film Board of Canada.
Summary
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"The cinéma vérité (or direct cinema) movement of the '50s and '60s was driven by a group of rebel filmmakers tired of stilted documentaries. They wanted to show life as it really is: raw, gritty, dramatic. Rich in excerpts from vérité classics ... this is the first film to capture all the excitement of a revolution that changed movie-making forever"--Container. Includes commentary by filmmakers, and explores vérité's influence in everything from TV news to music videos to Webcams.
UPC
:
698193108612
Publisher
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[Montréal, Québec] : National Film Board of Canada, 1999.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Institutional Services Schools | DVD 791.43 CIN | DVD | 30706000461687 | Attendance Centre Audio-visual |