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Shaktima No Veh (2006)

Director

Jayasinhji Jhala

Subject

Anthropology; Drama; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 60 minutes), $195.00

The Goddess Shaktima is the most popular goddess in the region of Saurashtra (Western India) known as Jhalavad. This documentary presents the story of Shaktima as performed by the traditional muslim Bhavai...

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Joseph Campbell: The Hero’s Journey (1997)

Subject

Literature; Philosophy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), £12.99

One of the greatest storytellers of our time, and arguably the greatest mythologist, Joseph Campbell spent most of his long, rich career explaining how ancient myths like the Hero’s Journey are relevant to...

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Homeopathy: The Mystery of Healing (2007)

Subject

Medical sciences

This film looks at the origins of homeopathy and how it works, if indeed it does. It was developed 200 years ago by Samuel Hahneman, a German physician and chemist, who was a contemporary of Mozart. He...

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Raphael (2 Parts) (1983)

aka: Rafaello

Director

Ann Turner

Producer

Ann Turner

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 58 minutes each), £26.00 (I)

A two-part profile of the Italian painter Raphael (1483-1520). Part 1: Examines Raphael’s life and career up to the age of 25, looking in particular at the ways in which he synthesised the lessons learned...

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Oil on Canvas (6 Parts) (1993 Video)

Producer

Ian Duncan

Subject

Art

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. 6 x 30 min., 1998 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) each (VHS)

Series examining how ppinters paint. Contemporary artists share their secrets and skills and reveal how they were influenced by the masters. Each programme follows a work from start to finish. 1: London...

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Nouvelles Mises Au Point (7 Part Mixed Media Pack Series) (2005)

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL), £18.95 per pack

The aims of this course are to develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the society and culture of contemporary France; to develop and extend skills in analysing, critically evaluating and...

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Story of Fashion, The (3 Parts) (1987)

Director

Roberto Guerra; Eila Hershon

Subject

Design

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes each), £14.95 each part

Traces the history of fashion in the 20th century through its creators and those whose business it is to interpret it - illustrators, writers and photographers - as well as models, media stars and ordinary...

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State of the Art: Ideas and Images in the 1980s (2006)

Director

Geoff Dunlop

Producer

John Wyver; Geoff Dunlop

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 320 minutes), £39.99

A series of six authoritative and challenging documentaries about the visual arts in the 1980s. Filmed in Europe, the United States and Australia in 1985-6, the six programmes feature many key artists...

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Afterimages 4: Vivienne Dick (2007)

Director

Vivienne Dick

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 56 minutes), £100.00

AFTERIMAGES is a continually-expanding collection of important works by film and video artists, newly remastered and made available on DVD for the first time. The aim is to make important historical works by...

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Looking into Paintings (6 Parts) (1985 Video)

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 25 min.

Part 1 investigates how paintings have been interpreted and re-interpreted through the ages, beginning with Leonardo’s ‘Mona Lisa’. Shows that we have expectations about paintings and painters based on...

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