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John Berger: The Art of Looking (2016)

aka: John Berger or the Art of Looking

Subject

Art

Distribution

Out of distribution

Film exploring the life and work of the late writer and art critic John Berger. The film is an intimate portrait of a man who has shaped our understanding of the concept of seeing.

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Return of the Native (1995)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 101 minutes), £9.99 (approx)

Television adaptation of Thomas hardy’s celebrated novel, starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Clive Owen and Joan Plowright and directed by Jack Gold.

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Way of the World, The (1977)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), $179.00

Using a version that eliminates confusing subplots and focuses on the main characters, this BBC production of Congreve’s play contains shortened versions of Acts II, III, IV, and V, as well as an analysis...

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Shades: Three Plays by Samuel Beckett (1977 Video)

Director

Donald McWhinnie; Anthony Page

Producer

Tristram Powell

Subject

Drama

Distribution

REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. VHS. col?. 60 min.

Documents the early life of Samuel Beckett. Martin Esslin talks about the playwright. Includes performances of ‘Ghost Trio’, '...But the Clouds...' and ‘Not I’.

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Nelson’s Trafalgar (2005)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 76 minutes), £14.99

A BBC documentary commemorating the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar on 21st October, 2005. Computer-generated images help to tell the story of the battle and the story of Horatio Nelson, Britain’s most...

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Wolf Hall (2015)

Director

Peter Kosminsky

Subject

Drama; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 6x50 mins), £10.99

Boxed set of the six-part adaptation of the award winning novels by Hilary Mantel. - Wolf Hall and Bring Out the Bodies. Set in the period 1500 to 1535, the serial is a fictionalised biography documenting...

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Single Camera Shooting: Basic Film and Video Production (1991 Video)

Director

John Mansfield

Producer

John Mansfield

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Before attending to the creative side of film and video direction, one needs to master the techniques. Film and video direction are very similar, as well as easy to learn and understand. Shows how a simple...

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Falklands Play, The (2002)

Subject

Drama; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £15.99

The Falklands Play by Ian Curteis was once deemed too controversial to produce. It is about the 1982 conflict between the British and Argentinian forces over the Falkland Islands. This drama was...

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Race in the Frame (3 Parts) (1998 Video)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 51, 33, 54 min., 2000 sale: £46.99 (inclusive) full pack

A video-based teaching pack examining images and representation across a range of genres on British television, and in particular at the representation of Africa in news and documentaries. Includes...

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Language of Film, Series (1991 Video)

Director

Mike Crisp

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col.

An introduction to single-camera training, whcih takes the student director step-by-step through the basic techniques of film-making to achieve a gradual, clear understanding of the ocmplex processes...

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