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" Humphrey Jennings / "
Keith Beattie
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BL
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632820
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Beattie, Keith,1954-
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| Title & Author
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Humphrey Jennings /\ Keith Beattie
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| Publication Statement
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Manchester, UK ;New York :: Manchester University Press ;New York :: distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan,, 2010
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| Series Statement
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British film makers
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xii, 171 p. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780719078552
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: 0719078555
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[154]-165) and index
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Includes filmography (p. [145]-153)
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| Contents
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Modernity, myth, colour and collage : the early films -- Work and leisure : Spare time -- Sound, image and nation : Words for battle and Listen to Britain -- Documentary reconstruction and prognostication : Fires were started and The silent village -- 'What will befall Britain?' : A diary for Timothy -- An ambiguous national iconography : Family portrait -- Legacies
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| Abstract
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Poet, propagandist, surrealist and documentary filmmaker, Humphrey Jenning's work embodies a mix of personal expression and representational innovation. This book examines the central components of Jennings' most significant films, and considers the relevance of his filmmaking to British cinema and contemporary experience
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| Subject
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Jennings, Humphrey-- Criticism and interpretation
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43023092
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| LC Classification
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PN1998.3.J455B43 2010
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