Waugh, Thomas (2009) The 400 Million(1938) and the solidarity film: ‘halfway between Hollywood and Newsreel’. Studies in Documentary Film, 3 (1). pp. 7-17. ISSN 1750-3280
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Abstract
The Dutch documentarist Joris Ivens' anti-fascist cinema of the late 1930s coincided with his invention of the solidarity documentary. His Chinese film The 400 Million (1938) is analyzed as a prototype of the subgenre in respect to its development, production and reception. The film is seen in the light of problems inherent in the classical-sound documentary aesthetics as it embraced anti-fascist politics, and in particular intercultural issues related to frontline film-making in a China united by a precarious Guomindang-Communist coalition.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Fine Arts > Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Authors: | Waugh, Thomas |
| Journal or Publication: | Studies in Documentary Film |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1386/sdf.3.1.7_1 |
| ID Code: | 977218 |
| Deposited By: | ANDREA MURRAY |
| Deposited On: | 01 May 2013 18:30 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 17:44 |
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