In message <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes: > Brian Winston, in his last book (*Claiming the real*, 1995), wrote that the > interview "becomes, after *Housing Problems*, a staple of the Griersonian > documentary" (p. 142). I had nevertheless the (false?) impression that the > Griersonian documentaries from the 30s to the end of the 40s rarely used the > interview. Does anyone have any example of such documentaries, especially > those before 1945? More generally, I would appreciate any comment or > reference on the beginning and development of this canonised documentary > form in the 40s and the 50s. > > Thanks. > Rachael Low is a good place to start. Both _FIlms of Comment and Persuasion of the 1930s_ (Part of The History of the British Film 1929 - 1939) [George Allen and Unwin, 1979 - PN1993.5.G7 ISBN 0-04-791037-2] and _Film Making in 1930s Britain_ [George Allen and Unwin 1985 PN1993.5.G7 ISBN 0-04-791042-9] are good places to start. As would be back tracking from Andrew Higson's _Britain's Outstanding Contribution to Film: The Documentary Realist Tradition_ in Charles Barr's _All Our Yesterdays_ -- Morgan ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]