{"product_id":"jurgen-bottcher-and-documentary-film-9781032701240","title":"Jürgen Böttcher and Documentary Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJürgen Böttcher and Documentary Film \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces the reader to this east-German filmmaker who, despite having made 40 films from the east side of the Berlin Wall, is practically unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the comparison of films made in the same year, one by an American and one by Böttcher, the author places him as ahead of his time in regards to technology, content, and style, and neck-and-neck with contemporary American filmmakers in cinéma vérité\/direct cinema. The book moves beyond Böttcher's dramatic biography to explore his role in the history of film. Was it actually the Germans who created sync sound for documentary? When and how were women featured?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a concise journey through the history of documentary film within this cultural context, but also a deep-dive into specific case-studies that show the nuances and complexities of classifying film texts, this volume will interest students and scholars of film studies, German cinema, cinéma vérité, film produc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Biography of Jürgen Böttcher, Filmmaker, and STRAWALDE, Artist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Dramaturgy and Structure in Observational Documentary in 1962 — Jürgen Böttcher’s \u003ci\u003eOfenbauer \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eFurnace Builders\u003c\/i\u003e) and Robert Drew and Richard Leacock’s \u003ci\u003eThe Chair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Representation of Women in Observational Cinema — Richard Leacock and Joyce Chopra’s \u003ci\u003eHappy Mother’s Day\u003c\/i\u003e (Director’s Cut) and Jürgen Böttcher’s \u003ci\u003eStars\u003c\/i\u003e, 1963\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Jürgen Böttcher and Frederick Wiseman — Institutions and Workplace in Observational Documentary Films in 1984 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Jürgen Böttcher and Barbara Kopple and Reform in Participatory\/Reflexive Documentary in 1990 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Conclusion — Documentary Contrasts in Structure, Subject, Place, and Change in Group Identity, and an Expanded Definition of Documentary Modes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019166318935,"sku":"9781032701240","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032701240.jpg?v=1750779518","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jurgen-bottcher-and-documentary-film-9781032701240","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}