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  1. Khartoum (1966)

    Director
    Basil Dearden
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 136 minutes), £14.99

    In 1880s Sudan, thousands of British-led Egyptian troops are massacred by the forces of Arab fanatic Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier), who believes he is the Mahdi, and nothing less than Mohammed’s chosen...

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  2. All Under Heaven: Life in a Chinese Village (1985 Video)

    Director
    Richard Gordon; Carma Hinton
    Distribution
    Hire or sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

    Looks at daily life in Long Bow, showing how the traditional way of life has been affected by political change, particulaly collectivisation and decollectivisation. An elaborate funeral is shown, and the...

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  3. No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)

    Director
    St John Legh Clowes
    Subject
    Film studies; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 99 minutes), £15.99

    One of the most controversial British films ever produced, this lurid crime drama caused an unprecedented storm of controversy upon release: local councils banned it, the Bishop of London denounced it, and...

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  4. Small Happiness: Women of a Chinese Village (1984 Video)

    Director
    Richard Gordon; Carma Hinton
    Subject
    Anthropology; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

    Concerns the women of the village, Long Bow, who are the subject of the William Hinton books ‘Shenfan’ and Fanshen’. The title refers to the enduring attitude in rural China that while a boy is ‘big...

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  5. To Taste a Hundred Herbs: Gods, Ancestors and Medicine in a Chinese Village (1986 Video)

    Director
    Richard Gordon; Carma Hinton
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 58 min.

    The setting is Long Bow, a village 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Focuses on one family - the village doctor’s - and integrates the lives of individuals with larger issues. Dr Shen, a Roman Catholic,...

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  6. American Feud (2009)

    Director
    Richard Hall
    Producer
    Simone Fary
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 90 minutes), $45.00

    A 90-minute documentary tracing the history of Liberalism and Conservatism in the United States. Designed to appeal to a general audience as well as students and political activists, AMERICAN FEUD explores...

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