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British Artists&39; Films Ian BreakwellThe artist Ian Breakwell 1943 2005 worked in many mediums, with the moving image a constant part of his art making. This DVD surveys Breakwell&39;s more than 30 years of filmmaking. Included are his earliest to camera readings from his written Diarie |
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British Transport FilmsFollowing the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in house film production unit. Launched on 1st May, 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey a founding father of the British documentary movement i |
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British Transport Films Vol 5Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey a founding father of the British documentary movement it |
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CampfireEnormously successful at lesbian and gay film festivals throughout the world, Bravo Defurne&39;s rich and beautiful short film examine gay love and loss and mark the emergences of one of Europe&39;s most exciting young filmmakers. One of the many ple |
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CaravaggioDerek Jarmam struggled for seven years to bring his portrait of the seventeenth century Italian artist Michelangelo de Caravaggio to the screen. The result was well worth the wait, and was greeted with critical acclaim a freely dramatised portrait of |
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Carmen Jones 1954Updated for an all black cast, Carmen Jones stars Dorothy Dandridge, whose vibrant performance resulted in the first Oscar nominated for a black actress. She stars in the title role as a passionate sexy creature who lures handsome GI Joe Harry Belafo |
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Charlie Chaplin The Essanay Films Vol 1In December 1914, Charlie Chaplin began his one year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, shooting films in both their Chicago and California studios. In that one year he made fifteen films, earned an unprecedented salary and establi |
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Cry Of The CityMartin Rome Richard Conte drives the law crazy he is a beautiful loser, defying death, the great charismatic anti hero of Siodmak&39;s masterpiece of law and disorder. Adapted from a novel by Henry Edward Helseth, Cry of the City tells the tale of a |
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Distant Voices Still LivesTerence Davies&39;s stunning debut feature film Distant Voices, Still Lives was instantly recognised as a masterpiece on its release in 1988 and the director hailed as one of Britain&39;s most gifted and remarkable filmmakers. Drawn from his own fami |
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Electric Edwardians The Films Of Mitchell And KenyonProbably the most exciting film discovery of recent times, the films of Mitchell & Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors at the dawn of the twentieth century for screening in town halls, at village fetes or local fairs. Advertised as &39; |