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World of Tomorrow, The: The 1939 New York World’s Fair Vol 1 (2006)

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 150 minutes), $9.99

A compilation of promotional and amateur films relating to the 1939 New York World’s Trade Fair, which provided a glimpse of an ephemeral future, envisioned on the cusps of the Depression and World War 2.

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Yorick Revisited (1970 Film)

Director

Paltin Nottara

Experimental student amateur film. Yorick returns to earth and lectures Hamlet on God and nuclear power. Filmed in a basement, with English language actors but a French crew.

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Expo 58 (2014)

Director

Paul Flon; Gaston Schoukens; Maurice Lefèvre

Subject

Architecture; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL), 19 Euros

Expo 58 seen through the eyes of film-makers who record their times with the fascination of the contemporary observer. The main focus is on the Atomium, the symbol of Expo 58, and also widely symbolic of the...

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World of Tomorrow: The 1939 New York World’s Fair Vol 3 (2006)

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0)

THE MEDICUS COLLECTION: REEL 4 PART 2, REEL 5 AND REEL 6 (1939, COLOR, SILENT, 2:32:18) Kodachrome amateur colour film that documents the many different sights to be seen at the fair (more included in THE...

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World of Tomorrow: The 1939 New York World’s Fair Vol 2 (2006)

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 150 minutes), $9.99

THE MEDICUS COLLECTION: REEL 1 PART 3, REEL 2, REEL 3 AND REEL 4 PART 1 Kodachrome amateur colour film that documents the many different sights to be seen at the fair (more included in THE WORLD OF TOMORROW:...

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Films from the Raj (1978 Film)

Producer

Mary Thatcher; Victoria Wegg-Prosser

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Compiled from amateur films held by the archive in the Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge. Designed to illustrate facets of social, domestic and administrative life in India from unique...

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Thirties in Colour, The (2009)

Subject

Anthropology; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £15.65

Offering powerful, poignant and often surprising insights into the pivotal years of the1930s, this BBC4 documentary series brings to viewers a global treasure trove of rare colour films - many of which have...

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Pantomime in Scotland: A Celebration of Scottish Pantomime on Film

Subject

Drama; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £18.95

Archive silent film from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s with a specially recorded musical soundtrack. Providing a unique insight into a forgotten golden age of pantomime, these films from the collections of the...

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Rosie Newman’s Britain at War in Colour (2011)

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 121 minutes), £19.99

Filmed and edited by socialite and amateur filmmaker Rosie Newman, this 1946 documentary shows members of the armed forces engaged in training exercises as well as fascinating shots of life on the Home...

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Henry V (1913 Film)

Topical. Scenes from Henry V performed by the boys of King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon. Ball (op cit) believes this production to be the first amateur Shakespeare film. Screened at The...

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