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Why docudrama? : fact-fiction on film and TV
- Title
- Why docudrama? : fact-fiction on film and TV / edited by Alan Rosenthal.
- Publication
- Carbondale, Ill : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PN1995.9.H5 W58 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-
- Description
- xxi, 387 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Defining and examining the rationale of docudrama, the nine essayists in the first part discuss the history and development of docudrama on TV and in film; they also consider the place of truth in docudrama, the main critiques of the form, and the audience's susceptibilities and expectations. In investigating the actual filmmaking process, the eight essays in the second part focus on how "docudrama as a 'commodity' is created in the United States and England." Part essay, part case study, and part interview, this section also explores how Hollywood and the commercial networks as well as producers and writers work and think. The final part presents an in-depth critique of a number of controversial docudramas that have helped form and shape public opinion, including Battleship Potemkin, Roots, Reds, JFK, Mississippi Burning, Schindler's List, and In the Name of the Father.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Historical films – History and criticism.
- Historical drama – History and criticism.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- pt. 1. Taking the Stage: Developments and Challenges. 1. Hollywood and World History / George MacDonald Fraser. 2. Clio in Hollywood / George F. Custen. 3. British TV Dramadocumentary: Origins and Developments / John Corner. 4. Tales of Cultural Tourism / Derek Paget. 5. Docudrama on American Television / Tom W. Hoffer and Richard Alan Nelson. 6. Brian's Song: Television, Hollywood, and the Evolution of the Movie Made for TV / Douglas Gomery. 7. The Guardian Lecture: Dramatized Documentary / Leslie Woodhead. 8. Where Are We Going and How and Why? / Ian McBride. 9. Lies about Real People / Jerry Kuehl -- pt. 2. Docudrama at Work: Practice and Production. 10. Hollywood and the Research Department / George F. Custen. 11. Making Bitter Harvest / Todd Gitlin. 12. And the Band Played On: Searching for Truth / Betsy Sharkey. 13. Murder and Mayhem Stalk TV / Jeff Silverman. 14. Theater of Fact: A Dramatist's Viewpoint / David Edgar. 15. Death of a Princess: The Politics of Passion, an Interview with Antony Thomas / Alan Rosenthal. 16. Writers in Action: Ernest Kinoy, Michael Eaton, Michael Baker / Alan Rosenthal. 17. Tony Parker and the Documentary Play / Irene Shubik -- pt. 3. Criticism: The Quicksands of Politics and History. 18. Battleship Potemkin: Film and Reality / D.J. Wenden. 19. Rule Britannia! / George MacDonald Fraser. 20. Roots: Docudrama and the Interpretation of History / Leslie Fishbein. 21. Reds as History / Robert A. Rosenstone. 22. Patriot Games / Conor Cruise O'Brien. 23. In the Name of the IRA / Richard Grenier. 24. The Making of Hostages / Sita Williams. 25. JFK: Historical Fact/Historical Film / Robert A. Rosenstone. 26. Walker and Mississippi Burning: Postmodernism Versus Illusionist Narrative / Sumiko Higashi. 27. Fantastic Realism: Schindler's List as Docudrama / Yosefa Loshitsky. 28. Defining Docudrama: In the Name of the Father, Schindler's List, and JFK / Steve Lipkin.
- ISBN
- 0809321866
- 9780809321865
- 0809321874
- 9780809321872
- LCCN
- 97052387
- 9780809321872
- OCLC
- ocm38249916
- 38249916
- SCSB-14741504
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library