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What key concerns are reflected in documentaries produced in and about the United States? How have documentaries engaged with competing visions of US history, culture, politics, and national identity? This book examines how documentary films have contributed to the American public sphere - creating a kind of public space, serving as sites for community-building, public expression, and social innovation. Geiger focuses on how documentaries have been significant in forming ideas of the nation, both as an imagined space and a real place. Moving from the dawn of cinema to the present day, this is the first full-length study to focus on the extensive range and history of American non-fiction filmmaking. Combining comprehensive overviews with in-depth case studies, Geiger maps American documentary's intricate histories, examining the impact of pre- and early cinema, travelogues, the avant-garde, 1930s social documentary, propaganda, direct cinema, postmodernism, and 'new' documentary. Offering detailed close analyses and fresh insights, this book provides students and scholars with a stimulating guide to American documentary, reminding us of its important place in cinema history. Key Features * Historical overview of major documentary forms and practices in the USA * Case studies, including Nanook of the North, The Plow that Broke the Plains, Grey Gardens, and Fahrenheit 9/11 * Analysis of critical debates relating to filmic representations of reality

Documentary films --- National characteristics, American --- History. --- In motion pictures. --- United States --- Blacksmith Scene (Film) --- Blacksmith Scene (Motion picture) --- Buffalo Dance (Film) --- Buffalo Dance (Motion picture) --- Caractéristiques nationales américaines dans le cinéma --- Etats-Unis -- Au cinéma --- Etats-Unis au cinéma --- Fahrenheit 9/11 (Film) --- Fahrenheit 9/11 (Motion picture) --- Grey Gardens (Film) --- Grey Gardens (Motion picture) --- Grey gardens (Film) --- Manhatta (Film) --- Manhatta (Motion picture) --- Memphis Belle, The (Film) --- Memphis Belle, The (Motion picture) --- Mess Call (Film) --- Mess Call (Motion picture) --- Mess call (Film) --- Nanook of the North (Film) --- Nanook of the North (Motion picture) --- National characteristics [American ] in motion pictures --- Plow that Broke the Plains, The (Film) --- Plow that Broke the Plains, The (Motion picture) --- Tongues Untied (Film) --- Tongues Untied (Motion picture) --- United States -- In motion pictures --- United States in motion pictures --- Verenigde Staten -- In de film --- Verenigde Staten in de film --- Volkskarakters [Amerikaanse ] in de film --- film --- filmgeschiedenis --- Verenigde Staten --- negentiende eeuw --- twintigste eeuw --- eenentwintigste eeuw --- documentaire film --- Flaherty Robert --- Maysles Albert --- Maysles David --- film en propaganda --- experimentele film --- Léger Fernand --- Sheeler Charles --- Strand Paul --- Lorentz Pare --- Ivens Joris --- Capra Frank --- Steiner Ralph --- Van Dyke Willard --- Riefenstahl Leni --- Ford John --- Wyler William --- direct cinema --- Leacock Richard --- Pennebaker D.A. --- Wiseman Frederick --- Davis Peter --- Morris Robert --- Riggs Marlon T. --- McElwee Ross --- Moore Michael --- 791.43 --- National characteristics, American, in motion pictures. --- Documentaires --- Caractéristiques nationales américaines dans le cinéma --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Etats-Unis au cinéma --- National characteristics [American ] in literature --- Film --- National characteristics, American, in motion pictures --- Pennebaker D.A --- Riggs Marlon T --- Motion pictures --- Nonfiction films --- Nonstory films --- Documentaries, Motion picture --- Documentary videos --- Factual films --- Motion picture documentaries --- Moving-pictures, Documentary --- Documentary mass media --- Actualities (Motion pictures) --- History and criticism. --- United States of America --- Films documentaires --- Caractère national américain --- Nationalisme --- États-Unis --- Caractère national américain --- États-Unis