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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (1986)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 108 minutes), €18.99

DIVINING was Judith Jamison’s first major work as a choreographer for Alvin Ailey Dance Company. The dance evokes a strong feeling for African tribal ritual and is set to hauntingly rhythmic drum music....

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Victory Reel

Date released

14 May 1945

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1482

NoS ID

039570

Story no

1 / 2

Historic scenes in London on Victory Days. Prime Minister broadcasts to nation that Germany has surrendered. Nearly hundred thousand in Whitehall cheer Mr Churchill as from balcony of Ministry of Health he...

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Cradle Deafness

Date released

1980

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

260

NoS ID

352407

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: One in every thousand people is born deaf. Yet on average, deafness is rarely diagnosed before the age of three - too late for the child to learn even his own mother tongue. Most could be...

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The Lightest Weights!

Date released

29 Sep 1932

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

591

NoS ID

333069

Story no

5 / 7

NoS Summary - Very young boys practice their boxing skills. British Pathe synopsis: "The other day Eve came across some really special boxing enthusiasts - Not lightweights but the lightest of weights - with...

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Twickenham Charter Day

Date released

23 Sep 1926

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

42

NoS ID

047582

Story no

6 / 9

NFTVA ‘Silent News Films’ (1965): "Twickenham’s town hall. HRH The Duke of York - accompanied by the Duchess - opens historic york house as the civic building of the new borough." (15 ft.) A procession...

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Oedipus Rex (Edipo Re) (1967)

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Subject

Classical studies; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 105 minutes), £19.99

Filmed on location in Morocco, Pasolini’s take on Sophocles’ tragedy reimagines the story in three different eras. The first takes place in 1920s Italy and is shaded with autobiographical tones,...

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Let the Devil Wear Black (1999 Film)

Director

Stacy Title

Producer

Matt Salinger

Feature film. A noir psychological thriller, loosely based on Hamlet, and set in modern-day Los Angeles. Jack (Penner), a troubled professional student, is convinced of treachery after the recent death of...

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His Majesty Opens Festival of Britain

Date released

7 May 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2106

NoS ID

043034

Story no

1 / 1

King and Queen with other members of Royal Family drive in State from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s to attend dedication service of Festival of Britain. From steps of Cathedral His Majesty afterwards make...

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Sofia and Her People (1985 Video)

aka: Sofia’s People: Eventful Lives

Director

Peter Loizos

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min., 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows a Greek family from the village of Argaki, Cyprus, at three points in their lives. In the ‘ethnographic present’ of Nicosia, 1983, when they operate a successful family business, a bakery that...

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London

Date released

4 Jun 1945

Series name

War Pictorial News

Issue no

213

NoS ID

156412

Story no

3 / 3

Crowds cheer outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day. The Royal Family appears on the balcony. Mr Churchill waves from Whitehall balcony. Churchill drives to Buckingham Palace, and appears on the balcony with...

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