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Not a Legacy to Stand on (1987 Video)

Director

Tony Edwards

Producer

Ian Elvin

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 16 min.

Examines the issues and conflicting pressures associated with the day-to-day management of an area of outstanding natural beauty. Focuses specifically on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park but...

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Baraka/Chronos (1985)

Subject

Anthropology; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 135 minutes), £29.99

Two films from the cinematographer of KOYAANISQUATSI, Ron Fricke. BARAKA (1992) is a visually stunning film shot over 13 months in 24 countries, providing an overwhelming experience that spans the...

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Decasia (2002)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 66 minutes), £19.99

Composed entirely of decaying nitrate-based archival footage drawn from nearly a thousand sources, this is a testament to the aesthetic beauty of decomposition. The haunting tapestry of partially-erased...

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Terrible Beauty, A: Ireland’s Struggles (2001)

aka: Terrible Beauty, A: Two Films About the Irish Uprising

Subject

HISTORY & POLITICS CATALOGUES

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 146 min), £21.99 inc

Two films by Kenneth Griffith on the Irish Uprising of 1916.

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Deep Hearts (1980 Film)

Director

Robert Fulton; Robert Gardner

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The Bororo Fulani of the Niger Republic in Africa. The film was made during the few weeks that they gather in large numbers to celebrate their pride in themselves as an independent people. They hold a series...

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Masks of Arcadia (1989 Video)

Director

Geoff Dunlop

Subject

Economics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at how a single community in Japan has been affected by the country’s massive economic changes. In the village of Kurokawa in northern Japan, rich in natural beauty, agriculture and traditions, a...

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Declan Kiberd on J M Synge (1998 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min., 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education

Declan Kiberd, Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at University College Dublin, examines the language and theme of J M Synge’s greatest play, ‘The Playboy of the Western World’. Synge...

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War Within, The - A Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1992)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £105.00

With archival footage, paintings of the period, and family photos of a Victorian childhood of both beauty and abuse, the film interweaves the personal story of Virginia’s life and loves with the turbulent...

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Dancer’s Dream: The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev (2011)

Director

Francois Roussillon

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 323 minutes), £29.99

A set of four documentaries chronicling the ballet productions of Rudolf Nureyev - Raymonda, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty and La Bayadere. The films follow the production processes involved, as the...

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Rammed Earth Renaissance, The (1998)

Subject

Engineering; History

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 45 minutes), $29.95

From the beginning of history, every civilization from the Assyrians to the Zunis has used earth to create beautiful, durable, and affordable shelter. Author, engineer and earth builder David Easton hosts...

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