Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" Series and the American Audience.

German, Kathleen M.

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ERIC Number: EJ408359

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" Series and the American Audience.

German, Kathleen M.

Western Journal of Speech Communication, v54 n2 p237-48 Spr 1990

Argues that the United States government suppressed Frank Capra's 1944 documentary, "The Battle of China," because it lacked the visual framework of arguments evidenced by the other films in Capra's "Why We Fight" series. Investigates Capra's portrayal of fundamental American values through the visual contrast techniques of parallel editing and deep focus. (KEH)

Descriptors: Audience Response, Documentaries, Film Study, Films, Foreign Countries, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetorical Theory, Values, Visual Stimuli, World War II

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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