Historical Films
FILM producers who “pervert history 1 for the sake of box-office returns” are criticised by the British Film Institute in a report just issued. When the arts and history committee of the institute was set up in 1934, it is stated, the teaching of history in
schools by means of films was practically non-existent. Among the report’s recommendations is the making of a dozen experimental kinds of films to teach history. “The historical entertainment film is a serious rival to any historical teaching film,” states the report. “It gives human interest, provides material for discussion, simplifies issues, and puts no great strain on the intellect, but the history that it teaches is often absurdly inaccurate.” It is therefore recommended that a competent historian should be called in before production, in order to give an opinion whether the general impression given by the film is likely to be reasonably accurate.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19365, 1 July 1937, Page 10
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151Historical Films Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19365, 1 July 1937, Page 10
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