Soul of the Documentary : Framing, Expression, Ethics

__Soul of the Documentary__ offers a groundbreaking new approach to documentary cinema__.__Ilona Hongisto stirs current thinking by suggesting that the work of documentary films is not reducible to representing what already exists. By closely reading a diverse body of films—from __The Last Bolshevik__to __Grey Gardens__—Hongisto shows how documentary cinema intervenes in the real by framing it and creatively contributes to its perpetual unfolding. The emphasis on framing brings new urgency to the documentary tradition and its objectives, and provokes significant novel possibilities for thinking about the documentary’s ethical and political potentials in the contemporary world. In Soul Of The Documentary, Ilona Hongisto Stirs Current Thinking About Documentary Cinema By Suggesting That The Work Of Documentary Films Is Not Reducible To Representing What Already Exists. By Close-reading A Diverse Body Of Films - From The Last Bolshevik To Grey Gardens - Hongisto Shows How Documentary Cinema Intervenes In The Real By Framing It And Creatively Contributes To Its Perpetual Unfolding. The Emphasis On Framing Brings New Urgency To The Doumentary Tradition And Its Objectives, And Provokes Significant Novel Possibilities For Thinking About The Documentary's Ethical And Political Potentials In The Contemporary World. -- Provided By Publisher. Frames Of The Photograph -- A Documentary Fable -- Making Up Legends -- Acts Of Resistance -- Moments Of Affection -- The Primacy Of Feeling -- Epilogue: Ethics Of Sustainability. Ilona Hongisto. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. ?Soul of the Documentary? offers a groundbreaking new approach to documentary cinema. Ilona Hongisto stirs current thinking by suggesting that the work of documentary films is not reducible to representing what already exists. By close-reading a diverse body of films - from ?The Last Bolshevik? to ?Grey Gardens? - Hongisto shows how documentary cinema intervenes in the real by framing it and creatively contributes to its perpetual unfolding. The emphasis on framing brings new urgency to the documentary tradition and its objectives, and provokes significant novel possibilities for thinking about the documentary's ethical and political potentials in the contemporary world. Soul of the Documentary offers a groundbreaking new approach to documentary cinema . Ilona Hongisto stirs current thinking by suggesting that the work of documentary films is not reducible to representing what already exists. By closely reading a diverse body of films—from The Last Bolshevik to Grey Gardens —Hongisto shows how documentary cinema intervenes in the real by framing it and creatively contributes to its perpetual unfolding. The emphasis on framing brings new urgency to the documentary tradition and its objectives, and provokes significant novel possibilities for thinking about the documentary’s ethical and political potentials in the contemporary world.