Kolejarskie Slowo . A Railwayman's Word

Munk starts to blur the distinction between fiction and documentary in this film. Using real railway workers he shows the co-operative effort through dramatised scenes. Seemingly a “production documentary,” it reinvented documentary as a form of art.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Munk, Andrzej
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Polish
Published: Poland 1953
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:47bc5a5e-b89b-4a9f-828f-79b3aa2935a6
Description
Summary:Munk starts to blur the distinction between fiction and documentary in this film. Using real railway workers he shows the co-operative effort through dramatised scenes. Seemingly a “production documentary,” it reinvented documentary as a form of art.
Published:1953