A “semi-documentary” is documentary-like, but allows staged or fictional elements, sometimes recreations or reenactments, sometimes flat-out embellishments, often with non-actors playing most of the roles. Enjoy music from four acclaimed examples, including “The Cummington Story” (Aaron Copland), “The Quiet One” (Ulysses Kay), “Windjammer” (Morton Gould), and “Louisiana Story” (Virgil Thomson), the only film score ever to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Artistic truth is based on fact, this Saturday at 6 pm.
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Picture Perfect: Semi-documentaries
