Granton Trawler Explained

Granton Trawler was one of the only films that John Grierson directed himself for the Empire Marketing Board/GPO Film Unit. The documentary style film was made in 1934, and was noted for its experimental use of sound without voice over.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

The film is about the "Isabella Grieg" which was a fishing trawler that traveled from Granton Harbour to through the east coast of Edinburgh, then to the fishing grounds between Shetland and Norway.^[3]

Legacy

Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky listed it as one of the 77 masterpieces of world cinema.

External links

• • • Granton Trawler at the British Film Institute

Notes and References

1. Book: Chapman. J.. A New History of British Documentary. 11 March 2015. Springer. 9780230392878. 29 April 2017. en.
2. Book: O'Pray. Michael. Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes, and Passions. 17 September 2003. Columbia University Press. 9780231850001. 42–43. 29 April 2017. en.
3. Book: Aitken. Ian. The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. 4 January 2013. Routledge. 9781136512063. 29 April 2017. en.