| Title: | Sun Mingjin and John Grierson, a Comparative Study of Early Chinese and British Documentary Film Movements; |
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| Authors and Corporations: | , |
| In: | Asian Cinema, 17, 2006, 1, p. 230-244 |
| published: |
Intellect
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 230-244 |
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| ISSN: |
1059-440X
2049-6710 |
| DOI: | 10.1386/ac.17.1.230_1 |
| published in: | Asian Cinema |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Collection: | Intellect (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>The name John Grierson (1898_1972) will certainly echo among historians of documentary film. Regardless of the controversial legacy Grierson left behind, his status as a film theorist, producer and the leading figure of the British Documentary Film Movement (1926-1948) is unquestionable. While the name Grierson immediately brings us back to the early history of documentary filmmaking, the name Sun Mingjin (1911-1992) remains obscure. The little known Sun was actually a pioneer Chinese documentary filmmaker and educator with over a hundred film credits to his name.</jats:p> |