Fotogramas de papel y libros de celuloide: El cine y los historiadores. Algunas consideraciones

Abstract

This essay analyses the differences and resemblances among historians who have nothing to do with movies and filmmakers. All of them share the same object of study —history— but differ on the poing of view. From this starting point, this article focuses on the "targets" of movies and books of history —audiences—. It distinguishes between movies and documentaries and outlines how rigorous filmmakers can be treating history. In summary, Paper's stills and film's books argues that movies and their style of telling stories can not be judget or critiqued as if thet were books of history. Although movies are not submitted toa scientific's codes, they are able to "read" the history in their own way —as painting and literature used todo it— and give an explanation of the past.