The Shells of Pride

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The Shells of Pride

Even though cinema is a very young art form compared to its predecessors it has already been subject to many controversies and theories. Over the years, films have been divided into many camps but the most enduring battle has been fought between the “Artistic” and the “Commercial” camps. Due to a lack of art films in India, this battle is instead fought by “Realistic” films. These films can be traced as far back as Robert Flaherty’s “Nanook of the North”, but to not give Grierson the credit he deserves for coining and defining the term documentary would be a crime, as his thoughts have had a major impact on the way fictional stories are told today. Filmmakers like Rossellini and De …


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