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Klute (1971)

Director

Alan Pakula

Subject

American Studies; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), $23.00

When small town police detective John Klute comes to New York to investigate the disappearance of his best friend, his only lead is a letter to prostitute Bree Daniels. As these two very different people...

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Black Joy (1977)

Director

Anthony Simmons

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (95 minutes), £15.99

Based on Jamal Ali’s stage play Dark Days and Light Nights, this film, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at Cannes in 1977, tells the story of a naïve Guyanese immigrant who learns the hard...

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Masterclass: Drama Schools - What Do They Want? (2007)

Subject

Drama; Education

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 28 minutes), £8.99

This film follows a Masterclass with Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama, as he puts three young drama school hopefuls through their paces in preparation for their...

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Speer in London (2001 Video)

Director

Martin Wagner

Producer

Martin Wagner

Subject

Drama; German studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 63 min., 2001 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

In February 1999 actor Klaus Maria Brandauer arrived in London for his English-speaking stage debut in Esther Vilar’s ‘Speer’. Directing and playing the title role at the Almeida Theatre, he and his...

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Magritte: Day and Night (2010)

aka: Jour et la Nuit, Le

Director

Henri de Gerlache

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 73 minutes), £24.99

As mystifying and peculiar as his work, Rene Magritte painted in a style that was at once real and surreal, witty and disturbing. His enigmatic nature and amazing career deserve more than a routine...

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Mephisto (1981 Film)

Director

István Szabó

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Feature film. A study of Nazi Germany loosely based on personalities of the time. A provincial actor in 1920s and 1930s Germany finds his success is interrupted by Nazism. Based on the novel by Klaus Mann.

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City of Joy (1991 Video)

aka: Phantom of Joy

Director

Dilip Varma

Producer

Tariq Ali

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

Concerns the controversy surrounding the Roland Joffe film ‘City of Joy’ which has been beset with charges of racism and media exploitation of poverty. Includes interviews with Joffe and actor Patrick...

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Elstree Story, The (1952)

Director

Gilbert Gunn

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 61 minutes), £6.98

Film profile of the Elstree studio presented by actor Richard Todd. Starting in 1927 when the first film, THE WHITE SHEIK was made there, THE ELSTREE STORY features excerpts from over forty productions,...

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Big Clock, The (1948)

Director

John Farrow

Subject

Film studies; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 96 minutes), £18.00

Overworked true crime magazine editor George Stroud has been planning a vacation for months. However, when his boss, the tyrannical media tycoon Earl Janoth insists he skips his holidays, Stroud resigns in...

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Master of the Stage, A (195 Film)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A leading Bulgarian actor, Constantin Kisimov, in excerpts from a number of plays; examples of Stanislavski method acting.

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