Rüffert, ChristineChristineRüffert2020-09-252020-09-252019-11-252627-5848https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/4459https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/256The 1930s saw the emergence of the British documentary as a distinct mode of film practice that strove for a cinema that, in opposition to the entertainment-focused mainstream, was socially purposeful and aesthetically innovative. The economic situation of interwar Britain was a major factor in the genesis of the movement, as was the growing awareness of the potential of film as a medium of mass communication and the progressive attitudes in both the public and private sectors toward commissioning films for publicity purposes.10enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germanyhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/DokumentarfilmSozialpolitik <Motiv>Dokumentarfilmbewegung630Text::Zeitschrift::Wissenschaftlicher Artikel10.26092/elib/256urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-elib44596