Industrial Britain (1931), with its voice-of-the-British-Empire narration and warhorse classical music, is a period piece of early documentary style. Scenes of coal miners seem to come straight from George Orwell's book, The Road to Wigan Pier.
Friday, February 5, 2010
John Grierson, Arthur Elton, Robert Flaherty, Basil Wright
Industrial Britain (1931), with its voice-of-the-British-Empire narration and warhorse classical music, is a period piece of early documentary style. Scenes of coal miners seem to come straight from George Orwell's book, The Road to Wigan Pier.
