Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Exploring Bazin on Documentary PART ONE. FILMS OF EXPLORATION 1. The Evolution of the Exploration Film 2. Kon-Tiki ; The Grandeur and Servitude of Filmed Reportage 3. Scott of the Antarctic : Ice Without Eskimos 4. Le Monde de silence (dir. Jacques Cousteau) 5. A Terrific Program: Annapurna, Water Birds, Le Grand Méliès 6.
Spiritual Adventures: Naufragé volontaire and La Forêt sacrée 7. La Forêt sacrée ( The sacred forest ) 8. Iawa : Man, the Unknown 9. Now Showing: Lost Continent 10. Lost Continent 11. A Mock Documentary: Lost Continent 12. Naked Amazon , "Dressed Up" Just a Bit 13. Empire in the Sun 14.
The Last Paradise 15. Will Italian Cinema Abandon . Neorealism for Neo-exoticism? 16. The Flute and the Arrow at Cannes 17. Hunters, Learn to Hunt! 18. Paysans noirs ( Black farmers ) 19. A Teacher in Africa: La Plus Belle des vies 20. Les Maîtres fous (dir.
Jean Rouch) PART TWO. DOCUMENTARY SUBJECTS A. Environment and the Humans Within It 21. Landscape in Cinema 22. The Tour de France of French Cinema 23. Farrebique , the Paradox of Realism 24. Long Live Farrebique ! 25. Louisiana Story 26.
A Great Film: Flaherty''s Louisiana Story 27. Crin Blanc (White Mane) B. Animals in the Lead 28. The Science Film: Accidental Beauty 29. Animal Films Reveal the World of Cinema 30. The Great Adventure 31. The Perils of Perri 32. In the Sands of Central Asia , an Admirable Documentary 33.
Pity for the Animals 34. Toro : A Revolution in Realism 35. Afternoon of the Bulls : Ninety Minutes of Truth 36. Death Every Afternoon: La Course de taureaux C. The Extraordinary Within the Ordinary 37. Here''s Proof That the Short Is a Spectacle 38. Sports Reporting in Televised News 39. Winter Olympics: Skiing and Cinema 40.
Soviet Documentaries: In the Circus Arena and Whaling in the Antarctic 41. Lourdes et ses miracles 42. A Tele-Lensed Film: Little Fugitive D. Bringing History Back to Life 43. La Bataille du rail ( The Battle of the Rails ) 44. La Bataille du rail and Ivan the Terrible 45. On Why We Fight : History, Documents, and Newsreels 46. A True Film: Leclerc 47.
In Search of Lost Time: Paris 1900 48. Clemenceau by Clemenceau 49. André Gide , Alive and Well! 50. Hôtel des Invalides (dir. Georges Franju) E. The New French Documentary 51. Statues Always Die Twice (dir. Alain Resnais and Chris Marker) 52.
Nuit et brouillard ( Night and Fog , dir. Alain Resnais) 53. En liberté sur les routes d''URSS and Chris Marker''s Dimanche à Pékin 54. Lettre de Sibérie (dir. Chris Marker) 55. Lettre de Sibérie in a New Style: The "Documented Essay" F. Documentary at the Edge: Art and Death 56. God, the Painter, and the Film on Art 57.
Picasso, Clouzot, and Metamorphosis 58. Le Mystère Picasso 59. Death on the Screen G. Envoi 60. Every Film Is a Social Documentary ADDENDUM: TWO ESSENTIAL ESSAYS TRANSLATED BY HUGH GRAY 61. Cinema and Exploration 62. Painting and Cinema Appendix: Chronological List of Articles Index of Film Titles General Index.