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Film Art an introduction - David Bordwell, Kristen Thompson 10th edition

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This chapter outlines the difference between documentary and fiction, it says that the fact a film is fictional, does not mean that it is not tied to reality, for example the 'Godfather' takes place within historical events and the Locations are real, the story is not abstract, it remains true enough to represent the real world, while holding a fictional narrative within. It states that fictional films may also comment on the state of the real world with messages in the narrative. Michael Haneke's 'Hidden' is a good example of this, as he uses film as a medium to try and construct a non biased piece about some of the problems surrounding race. His use of world issues, in a fictional style leads the audience to wonder why he didn't make a documentary. Many documentary films blur the lines,  'The thin blue line', is noted for its use of reconstruction, the film is fully constructed using  actors and sets throughout.