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Lenin: A Biography (1970 Film)

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Produced for the 1970 Lenin Centenary. Deals with Lenin’s early years, his family and education, his leadership of the Russian revolutionary movement, his various exiles, the 1917 revolution and the years...

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2005)

Director

Heinz Bütler

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 72 minutes), £85.00

Director Heinz Bütler’s film is a biography of the man considered one of, if not the, greatest photographers of the 20th century and the grandfather of photojournalism. The film features interviews with...

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World of Enrico Fermi, The (2 Parts) (1970 Film)

Producer

Gordon Burwash; John Kemeny

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A biography of Enrico Fermi, the scientist who discovered the chain reaction in nuclear physics. Follows his career in Italy and later in America, and his meetings with other scientists, including Mme Curie,...

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Eat the Kinono (1989 Video)

Director

Claire Hunt; Kim Longinotto

Subject

Anthropology; Dance; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale (video only), Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A biography of Hanayagi Genshu, Japanese feminist and dancer, who shocked traditional elements of Japanese society with her radical politics and avant-garde performances. She was prepared to flout the...

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Vermeer and Music: The Love of Art and Leisure (2013)

Director

Phil Grabsky

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 86 minutes), £30.00

The exhibition VERMEER AND MUSIC was shown at London’s National Gallery in 2013 and seen in the USA and the Netherlands. Art historian and TV presenter Tim Marlow explores the exhibition and paintings in...

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Mandela (1985)

aka: Mandela: The Struggle is My Life

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 42 minutes), £23.00

A political biography of Nelson Mandela and his unique role in the liberation struggle in South Africa, as an individual and as an executive member of the African National Congress. Even in 1985, after 23...

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Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (2006)

aka: Mandela

Director

Angus Gibson; Jo Menell

Producer

Jonathan Demme; Jo Menell; Edward Saxon

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 118 minutes), £17.99

A film biography of Nelson Mandela, incorporating archive film and interviews wtih colleagues, friends and family. Coverage of Mandela’s trial for treason is particularly strong.

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Pagnol (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

CD-ROM

An exploration of the life and work of the film-maker Marrcel Pagnol, containing a biography; textual and illustrated documents concerning his films and books; a presentation of his style as a writer; his...

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Isaac Newton: His Life and Work (1984 Video)

Director

Colin Grimshaw

Producer

Kathleen Burk

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 31 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) (World Microfilms)

Dr Simon Schaffer presents a short biography of Sir Isaac Newton, explains his main scientific achievements, and sets them in the context of his life and times. Shot on location at Woolsthorpe Manor and...

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Nobel - The Man (2001)

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 10 minutes), £ 15 per item or £ 100 for the whole set (inclusive)

One of a series of 13 short films about remarkable scientific discoveries by Nobel prizewinners and their colleagues. This programme is a biography of Alfred Bernhard Nobel - the Swede who invented dynamite....

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