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
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:47bc5a5e-b89b-4a9f-828f-79b3aa2935a6
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description 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.
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institution Open Society Archives at Central European University
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spellingShingle Kolejarskie Slowo . A Railwayman's Word
[Documentary film]
title Kolejarskie Slowo . A Railwayman's Word
topic [Documentary film]
url http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:47bc5a5e-b89b-4a9f-828f-79b3aa2935a6