Author: Charles MadgePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Paintings by Humphrey Jennings, 1907-1950
Author: Charles MadgeHumphrey Jennings 1907-1950
Author: Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, England)Publisher:
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Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages :
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Paintings, Humphrey Jennings, 1907-1950
Author: Institute of Contemporary ArtsPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Humphrey Jennings and British Documentary Film: A Re-assessment
Author: Philip C. LoganPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131711938X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Humphrey Jennings ranks amongst the greatest film makers of twentieth century Britain. Although a relatively unknown figure to the wider public, his war-time documentaries are regarded by many (including Lord Puttnam, Lindsay Anderson and Mike Leigh) as amongst the finest films of their time. Groundbreaking both in terms of their technique and their interest in, and respect for, the everyday experiences of ordinary people, these films are much more than mere government propaganda. Instead, Jennings work offers an unparalleled window into the British home-front, and the hopes, fears and expectations of a nation fighting for its survival. Yet until now, Jennings has remained a shadowy figure; with his life and work lacking the sustained scholarly investigation and reassessment they deserve. As such film and social historians will welcome this new book which provides an up-to-date and thorough exploration of the relationships between Jennings life, ideas and films. Arguing that Jennings's film output can be viewed as part of a coherent intellectual exercise rather than just one aspect of the artistic interests of a wide ranging intellectual, Philip Logan, paints a much fuller and more convincing picture of the man than has previously been possible. He shows for the first time exactly how Jennings's artistic expression was influenced by the fundamental intellectual, social and cultural changes that shook British society during the first decades of the twentieth century. Combining biography, social history and international artistic thought, the book offers a fascinating insight into Jennings, his work, the wider British documentary film movement and the interaction between art and propaganda. Bringing together assessments of his tragically short life and his films this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in British cinema or the social history of Britain in the 1930s and 40s.
Humphrey Jennings, Film Maker, Painter & Poet, 1907-1950
Author: Riverside Studios (London)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Humphrey Jennings
Author: Marie-Louise JenningsPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 184457881X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Humphrey Jennings was one of Britain's greatest documentary film-makers, described by Lindsay Anderson in 1954 as 'the only real poet the British cinema has yet produced'. A member of the GPO Film Unit and director of wartime canonical classics such as Listen to Britain (1942) and A Diary for Timothy (1945), he was also an acclaimed writer, painter, photographer and poet. This seminal collection of critical essays, first published in 1982 and here reissued with a new introduction, traces Jennings's fascinating career in all its aspects with the aid of documents from the Jennings family archive. Situating Jennings's work in the world of his contemporaries, and illuminating the qualities by which his films are now recognised, Humphrey Jennings: Film-Maker, Painter, Poet explores the many insights and cultural contributions of this truly remarkable artist.
Humphrey Jennings, 1907-50
Author: John GriersonHumphrey Jennings
Author: Julie LawsonHumphrey Jennings, 1907-1950. A Tribute, Etc. [With Portraits.].
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Author: Humphrey Jennings
Author: Keith BeattiePublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 184779727X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Humphrey Jennings has been described as the only real poet that British cinema has produced. His documentary films are remarkable records of Britain at peace and war, and his range of representational approaches transcended accepted notions of wartime propaganda and revised the strict codes of British documentary film of the 1930s and 1940s. Poet, propagandist, surrealist and documentary filmmaker – Jennings' work embodies an outstanding mix of startling apprehension, personal expression and representational innovation. This book carefully examines and expertly explains the central components of Jennings' most significant films, and considers the relevance of his filmmaking to British cinema and contemporary experience. Films analysed include Spare Time, Words for Battle, Listen to Britain, Fires Were Started, The Silent Village, A Diary for Timothy and Family Portrait.