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FILMUL DOCUMENTAR – MIJLOC DE EDUCARE A GENERAŢIEI TINERE
THE DOCUMENTARY FILM – MEANS OF EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG GENERATION

Author(s): Virgiliu Mărgineanu
Subject(s): School education, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Academia de Muzică, Teatru și Arte Plastice
Keywords: film; documentary; education; school curriculum; action; society; impact; image;

Summary/Abstract: Every time you watch a soap opera, a documentary dies,” says a character in the Italian comedy “Tutte lo vogliono” (2015). The context in which this character makes the statement highlights the educational role of documentaries, compared to the first genre of film production. But first of all, what is a documentary? The special nature of this kind of film in general, as well as the use of photographic images and sound recordings in particular, have proven difficult to conceptualize by reference to the distinction fiction film/non-fiction film. There is also terminological confusion caused by different uses of the term “documentary” and the phrase “non-fiction film”. “Latosensu”, we can attest to instructional non-fiction films, product promotion films, historical documentaries or biographical films.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 2 (43)
  • Page Range: 106-114
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian