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Rose (1999 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

REFERENCE ONLY, Videocassette. col. 135 min.

Video recording using a single camera of a performance of ‘Rose’ (1999) by Martin Sherman, directed by Nancy Meckler, with Olympia Dukakis, at the Cottlesloe Theatre (Royal National Theatre), London, in...

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Manet (1993 Video)

Distribution

Off-air recording license Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Professor T J Clark examines the possible meanings of two notorious paintings by Manet: ‘Olympia’ (1863) and the ‘Bar at the Folies Bergère’ (1881-2). Using contemporary criticism as evidence,...

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus of Rhodes (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

Explores the birth of the image of "The New Man" in human history. Delving into the legends of the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, John Romer demostrates how these monuments projected a...

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Olympia: Festival of Nations: The Story of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (1938)

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £9.99

Part one of Leni Riefenstahl’s documentary about the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

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Discovering Ancient Greece (1995 Video)

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the civilisation of Greece throughout the period 1500-100 BC. Uses live photography, architectural reconstructions and works of art to recreate the country’s history. Explores Mycenae, Corinth,...

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Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, The (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 182 minutes), £19.99

A documentary on the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl, one of Germany’s most famous, and notorious, filmmakers who directed the Nazi propaganda films TRIUMPH OF THE WILL and OLYMPIA. As a feisty 91 year...

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Hitler’s Olympia - The Nazi Olympics 1936 (1936 Video)

aka: Olympische Spiele

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. b&w. 204 min., 1995 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

In 1935 Leni Riefenstahl was approached by the president of the German Olympic Committee to make a film of the 1936 Berlin games, which were being staged by Goebbels as a giant propaganda exercise. Using 44...

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Edouard Manet (2008)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 55 minutes), £17.99

Édouard Manet (1832 -1883) was one of the first nineteenth century artists to approach modern-life subjects; he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. His early masterworks...

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Fire from Olympia (2004)

Director

Christopher Miles

Subject

Archaeology; History; Sports science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £9.99

Historical documentary that explores the origins of the modern Olympic Games. The film follows the progress of three athletes who visit sites of the ancient Olympics and attempt to recreate different...

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Birth of Impressionism, The (2002)

Director

Alain Jaubert

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 min), £19.99

Three films from the Palettes series devoted to great works in painting history. Thanks to recent developments in video animation technique, secrets of these images are revealed like thrilling adventures of...

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