What Is Non-Fiction Cinema? On the Very Idea of Motion Picture Communication |
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| Author:
| Ponech, Trevor |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8133-6703-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 1999 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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Trevor Ponech has written a serious and pathbreaking study of how to define "non-fiction” cinema. Working from the position that no cinematic representation is wholly factual, Ponech argues that what determines whether a film is fiction or non-fiction is the filmmaker’s intention. Persuasively defending this unique position, the author provides a philosophically rigorous analysis of the communicative practices of filmmakers.
Trevor Ponech has written a serious and pathbreaking study of how to define "non-fiction” cinema. Working from the position that no cinematic representation is wholly factual, Ponech argues that what determines whether a film is fiction or non-fiction is the filmmaker’s intention. Persuasively defending this unique position, the author provides a philosophically rigorous analysis of the communicative practices of filmmakers.