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<p>Producer of <i>Nanook of the North</i>, <i>Moana</i>, <i>Man of Aran</i>, and other pioneering documentaries between 1920 and 1940, Robert J. Flaherty was America's first independent film artist. Popular conceptions of Flaherty have led many either to worship his work and regard him in mythical terms or to debunk him as a fraud and castigate him for lack of a social consciousness. Rarely has the attempt been made to understand him in the context of his times. This captivating study presents Flaherty through the eyes of someone who knew him personally&mdash;the brilliant British filmmaker and scholar Paul Rotha. A colleague and close friend of Flaherty, Rotha gives us s a powerfully written biography that is a balanced and intimate look at the life and work of an American genius.<br><br>Editor Jay Ruby has restored the Rotha biography, including a wealth of anecdotes, letters, and memoirs that begin to bring Robert Flaherty the man into focus. An especially valuable dimension of this work is the appraisal of Flaherty the filmmaker from the viewpoint of a major figure of the British industry. He summarizes in detail the critical response to Flaherty of his contemporaries, about wh

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Author

Flaherty, Robert Joseph;Rotha, Paul

Publisher

Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania press

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812278873

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Art, Adventure, Sports