Granton Trawler
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Granton Trawler was one of the only films that John Grierson directed himself for the Empire Marketing Board/GPO Film Unit. The documentary style film was made in 1934, and was noted for its experimental use of sound without voice over.[1][2]
Synopsis
The film is about the "Isabella Grieg" which was a fishing trawler that traveled from Granton Harbour to through the east coast of Edinburgh, then to the fishing grounds between Shetland and Norway.[3]
Legacy
Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky listed it as one of the 77 masterpieces of world cinema.
References
- ^ Chapman, J. (11 March 2015). A New History of British Documentary. Springer. ISBN 9780230392878. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ O'Pray, Michael (17 September 2003). Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes, and Passions. Columbia University Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9780231850001. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Aitken, Ian (4 January 2013). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781136512063. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
External links
- Granton Trawler at IMDb
- The short film Granton Trawler is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Granton Trawler at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Granton Trawler at the BFI's Screenonline
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