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Collector Costakis, The (2014)

aka: George Costakis

Director

Barrie Gavin

Subject

Art

Distribution

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

George Costakis is well known as the foremost collector of early 20th Century Russian avant-garde art. The walls of his public housing flat in Moscow are crowded with his rich collection of banned and...

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Russian Avant Garde, The (2014)

Director

Barrie Gavin

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 207 minutes), £30.00

This four disc set looks at the life of art collector George Costakis and three of his favourite artists.The first film is about Costakis, one of the 20th century’s most prominent art collectors, who...

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You’Ll Not Be Wanting This then, Will You?: Ken Hawley: A Collector’s Tale (1999 Video)

Producer

Steve Collier

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 2000 sale: £14.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Describes the work of Ken Hawley in archiving the materials and documenting the lives and work of the people connected with the Sheffield edge tool and cutlery industries since the beginning of the 20th...

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Life in a Medieval Town

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 16 minutes), £28.00

We share a young serf’s impressions of a medieval town - the town gate and walls; the tax collector; the town square; the guild workshops - as he finds a new friend, a shoemaker’s apprentice. The film...

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Impressionists - And the Man Who Made Them, The (2015)

Director

Phil Grabsky

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 mins), £30.00

Documentary focusing on the 19th century Parisian art collector and dealer Paul Durand-Ruel. Based on the touring exhibition, The Impressionists - And The Man Who Made Them.

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Engineering an Empire: Collector’s Edition (2010)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 748 minutes), £24.99

The ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE series takes a closer look at some of the most incredible civilizations the world has known and just how exactly they became so powerful. This collection features: Greece, Greece -...

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Leathart Collection, The (1987 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the interets of the Victorian collector James Leathart, focusing on individual works such as Holman Hunt’s ‘The Hireling Shepherd’. Also considers aspects of Leathart’s economic and artistic...

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Titanic Remembered

Producer

Ray Johnson

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £12.99

This documentary investigates the legend that is Titanic, with fascinating facts memorabilia and personal recollections of the great ship. There are contributions from survivors and from relatives of others...

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Garbage Dreams (2009)

Director

Mai Iskander

Subject

Anthropology; Environmental science; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 83 minutes), £12.00

An award-winning documentary that brings to life the humanity and dignity of Cairo’s garbage collector class (Al Zabaleen), highlighting the foresight and value in their work, and their incredible...

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Tukang Sampah: Masters of Waste (1993 Video)

Director

Boris Terpinc

Producer

Franziska Strohbusch; Boris Terpinc

Subject

Development studies; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

As in many developing countries, the recycling of rubbish in Indonesia is vital to the economic and social development of cities. Recycling municipal waste has transformed Surabaya into Indonesia’s...

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