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Anthony Caro (2005)

Director

Nigel Wattis

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £14.95

Sir Anthony Caro (b. 1924), one of Britain’s most eminent sculptors, talks to critic Melvyn Bragg about his life and ideas, and discusses his own works at the exhibition and in his studio. The film was...

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Jacob Epstein: Rebel Angel (1987 Video)

Director

Catherine Collis

Producer

Jim Barrow

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min.

Using newsreel footage, stills and interviews traces Epstein’s life from his childhood in New York’s East Side Jewish quarter until his death in 1959. Contributors include art historian Dr Evelyn Silber,...

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Great French Century, The (2004)

Subject

Art

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

A compilation of three 30-minute videos from the Palettes series devoted to great works of painting history. The secrets of the images are revealed using video animation techniques. The films each give an...

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Seven Artists (7 Parts) (1979 Video)

Director

David Gladwell; Geoffrey Haydon; John Mansfield; Ian Sharp; Peter West

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £210.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Examines some of the main features of 20th-century art, which is characterised by a multiplicity and profusion of styles. In each film the artist speaks for himself and the narrative follows the creation of...

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Gospel According to Matthew, The (1964)

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Subject

Film studies; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 137 minutes), £22.99

Filmed at the behest of the Pope himself, The GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW [Il VANGELO SECONDO MATTEO], won plaudits from the Vatican and the Archbishop of Canterbury, despite its director’s avowed atheism....

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American Visions (8 Parts) (1996 Video)

Director

John Bush; Julia Cave; James Kent; Christopher Spencer; David Willcock

Producer

Julia Cave; James Kent; Christopher Spencer; David Willcock

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 x 60 min., 1997 sale: £ (+VAT +p&p) series

Art historian and critic Robert Hughes presents a history of America through his art and archecture. He travels around the country visiting important buildings and monuments, recordding the landscape that...

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Five Films About Christo and Jeanne Claude (2005)

aka: 5 Films About Christo and Jeanne Claude

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 201 minutes), £35.00

A three-DVD set of five digitally remastered films, chronicling a 30-year collaboration between documentary filmmakers Albert Maysles and his late brother David and the renowned environmental artists Christo...

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Ways of Seeing (4 Parts) (1972 Video)

Producer

Michael Dibb

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 30 min., 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) (each) 1996 sale: £160.00 (+VAT +p&p) (series)

Critic John Berger explores the ways in which we look at pictures, with emphasis on the way traditional European oil painting has looked at women and possessions. He shows that aspects of this tradition are...

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