>my documentary picks...
>
>nanook of the north is excellent because it reveals itself (as a narrative
>construct) in so many ways.
>
>frederick wiseman's ZOO - excellent because of the self-reflexivity -
>lots of shots of spectators with cameras videotaping animal
>activity...also great because, unlike most animal documentaries, it
>resists attempts at anthropomorphizing discourse that is characteristic
>of most animal documentaries.
>
>and something called "Marjo" - i think is the title - which follows the
>disaffection of a young - very young - evangelical from his
>evangelism...another self-reflexive documentary in which the film crew
>plays a narrative role.
>
>Meryem Ersoz
>University of Oregon
>
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It's about Marjoe Gortner, a young man who got himself into whole lot of
trouble and was eventually disgraced. Although the film doesn't deal with
that aspect of his life.
Thanks,
RWB>
 
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