Beyond Document: Essays on Nonfiction Film

Rating:
Summary: worthwhile collection with a couple of "must reads"
Review: This is a very good collection of pieces on "non-fiction film" by writers who, for the most part, don't usually write about film. All of the essays are of high quality, but anybody interested in this sort of cinema shouldn't miss Jay Cantor's piece comparing Lantzman's "Shoah" with Ophul's "Hotel Terminus," Phillip Lopate's essay on the "essay film" (mostly concerning Chris Marker), and poet Susan Howe's amazing unclassifiable contribution, which she claims is "the best thing I ever wrote."