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Narcissus (2000)

Director

Norman McLaren

Subject

Dance; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), ££15.99

Three films by Norman McLaren: 1) Narcissus (1982, 22 min.), a balletic interpretation in which film, dance and music are merged to celebrate the myth of Narcissus and its timeless significance. The film...

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News for the Navy (1937 Video)

Director

Norman McLaren

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 10 min.

The story concerns Evelyn, who sends a newsaper to her fiancé Bert Higgins AB, who has gone to sea on the ‘HMS Incredible’. On her mother’s advice she risks a penny-ha’penny stamp and addresses the...

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Britain in the Thirties

Director

Edgar Anstey; Vivian Brau; Alberto Cavalcanti; Arthur Elton; Humphrey Jennings; London Kino Group; Len Lye; Richard Massingham; Norman McLaren; Basil Wright

Subject

History

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We Live in Two Worlds : Gpo Film Unit Volume 2 (2009)

Director

Len Lye; Harry Watt; Evelyn Spice; William Coldstream; Basil Wright; Stuart Legg; Alberto Cavalcanti; Norman McLaren; Lotte Reiniger; Pat Jackson; Humphrey Jennings; Richard Massingham

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 257 minutes), £24.99

The second of three double-disc box sets presenting all the key films of the GPO Film Unit produced between 1936-1938. The collection is not just important in cinematic terms, but provides a valuable and...

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Historians and Records (1979 Video)

Director

Brenda Percy

Producer

Prof Hargreaves

Subject

History

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

People doing business create records to retain accurate information for their own use and reference, as do schools, hospitals, families and universities. These records may, when preserved, be important...

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Early Cinema Commercials: Animation (1991 Video)

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min., 1999 sale: £15.45 (inclusive)

Compilation of six short films from the GPO Film Unit featuring some early revolutionary work by noted animators Len Lye, Lotte Reiniger and Norman McLaren. [See individual titles for synopsis details.]

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Road to Quality, The (1992 Video)

Director

Ian McLaren-Thomson

Producer

Ian McLaren-Thomson

Subject

Business studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., 1992 sale: £85.00 (+VAT)

Discusses quality awareness and what must be done to achieve registration for the BS 5750 quality standard, and how, once achieved, the standard helps a company to improve efficiency, ensure satisfied...

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Britain in the Thirties (1939 Video)

aka: British Avant-Garde: The Thirties

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. silent/sound. 177 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

A compilation of short British avant-garde films from the 1930s - a decade marked by both the birth of British realism, and a surrealist influence from Europe.

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Inspirational Design (2000 Video)

Subject

Design

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 26 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Three case studies examine various elements of good product design: 1) the McLaren F1 super-car - looks at the use of carbon fibre and other compostite materials and the ergonmics of the car’s interior; 2)...

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Miss Marie Lohr’s Canadian Tour. Famous Actress and Her Company Leave Liverpool Per CPR Liner Empress of France. On the Same Boat, Mr Massey, New Zealand’s Premier and Colonel House (USA) ...

Date released

5 Sep 1921

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1091

NoS ID

078569

Story no

2 / 6

FULL TITLE: Miss Marie Lohr’s Canadian Tour. Famous Actress and Her Company Leave Liverpool Per CPR Liner Empress of France. On the Same Boat, Mr Massey, New Zealand’s Premier and Colonel House (USA) Bid...

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