H2>Film and Reform: John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement, First Edition Cinema and Society Routledge Ian Aitken Paperback © 1992 ISBN: 0-415-08121-1 Publication Status: In Print Readership: Students and teachers of film studies and media studies Best known for his documentaries such as Drifters, North Sea, and Housing Problems, John Grierson was the most important figure in the British documentary film movement and one of the most influential of British film theorists. Grierson's conception of film as an instrument of social persuasion was derived from an aesthetic tradition based on philosophical idealism, and his theory of documentary film indicates that aesthetics and social purpose should have equal status. `Ian Aitken's serious and ambitious study of Grierson and his legacy is a welcome contributin to our understanding of the social and political significance of the documentary movement' - Radical Philosphy Published in English , First Published in the EU September 1992 Size: 256 pages, Dimensions: 234x156mm 6.25x9.25 inches US List Price: US $19.95 UK/European Community List Price: £11.99 Table of Contents: Contents: General editor's preface Illustrations, Foreword by Jack C. ELlis Acknowledgements Introduction 1. John Grierson 2. John Grierson and the influence of American scientific naturalism 1924-7 3. Grierson's aesthetic 1924-7 4. John Grierson, the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit, and the documentary film ovement 1927-33 5. The General Post Office Film Unit 1933-9 6. Public Relations, propoganda and documentary film 1900-39 7. Documentary film and reform 8. The influence of idealism Notes Bibliography Index

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