{"product_id":"speaking-truths-with-film-9780520290402","title":"Speaking Truths with Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do issues of form and content shape the documentary film? In what ways do documentaries abide by or subvert ethical expectations? Are mockumentaries a form of subversion? The author investigates the ways documentaries strive for accuracy and truthfulness and simultaneously fabricate a form that shapes reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is a fluidity in Nichols’ writing that gently forces us to see the 'blurred boundaries' . . . between all forms of visual expression. In reading these essays, one is often struck by how much is illuminated, not only within the boundaries of documentary film but into the historical, political, social and cultural world that provides the fertile ground where ideas take root.\" * Documentary *\u003cbr\u003e\"Nichols’s marvelous volume of essays . . . spans forty years of his contribution to contemporary film theory. It offers lucid, articulate, and illuminating studies of both general issues in documentary theory and of individual films. Readers familiar with his books will find fascinating essays here, both supplementing his published volumes and adding new perspectives on his work.\" * European Legacy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  INTRODUCTION   PART I. DOCUMENTARY MEETS THE NEIGHBORS: THE AVANT-GARDE AND FICTION FILM  PART II. THE AUDIO IN AUDIOVISUAL  PART III. BEYOND \"JUST THE FACTS\": EVIDENCE, INTERPRETATION, AND SOCIAL CONTEXT  PART IV. ETHICS AND IRONY IN DOCUMENTARY  PART V. POLITICS AND THE DOCUMENTARY FILM   NOTES  INDEX","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402886095191,"sku":"9780520290402","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520290402.jpg?v=1730481773","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/speaking-truths-with-film-9780520290402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}