FILM 3401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stagecoach, Candid Eye, English Canada
4 Apr 2016
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Housing problems (edgar anstey, arthur elton, 1935) Film language signals filmmaker"s detachment from subject matter & position of authority. The film talked about some very important social issues. In 1939, we had the arrival of john grierson. He was invited to come to canada by the high commission to come and make a report on the situation of canadian cinema. Nfb should have central powers and purpose. Produce propaganda in defence of great britain. Among the british we see their workers working together peacefully in factories (relatable people), whereas from germany we see constant shots of hitler, their army, their canons pointing towards the camera (viewer). The film shows the british point of view of the war. It is like a recruiting film for the british army. The film is called churchill"s island which makes it clear that it belongs to churchill (britain).
