The Impulse to Preserve

The Impulse to Preserve is Robert Gardner's 2006 memoir about his career creating actuality films. The book's title comes from the Philip Larkin quotation: "The impulse to preserve lies at the bottom of all art."^[1]

The Impulse to Preserve

Author	Robert Gardner
Language	English
Genre	Memoir
Publication date	2006

References

1. "Bringing Faraway Worlds Closer, And Questioning Western Intrusions". The New York Times. November 10, 2011.

• The Impulse to Preserve: Reflections of a Filmmaker

External links

• Robert Gardner website