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Documentary Films
Discusses documentary films by analyzing the film "Capturing the Friedmans".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
5 sources |
APA | 2004
Paper Summary:
This paper use the documentary film, "Capturing the Friedmans", to define and examine the documentary film genre. The paper analyzes "Capturing the Friedmans", and discusses what the family's home movies reveal about contemporary American family life and the dynamics of the family relationships.From the Paper:
"According to Bill Nichols, every film is essentially a documentary, but true documentaries, as opposed to wish-fulfillment fictions, represent a unique genre of film that engages with the world as it exists in reality. Nichols says that the documentary engages with the world by representing it in one of three ways. First, documentaries offer a likeness or depiction of the world that bears a recognizable familiarity. Secondly, these films stand for or represent the interests of others. Third, some documentaries may represent the world..."More papers on Documentary Films:
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APA Citation:
Documentary Films (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Documentary-Films/72211
MLA Citation:
"Documentary Films" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Documentary-Films/72211>
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