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Burroughs: The Movie (1983)

Director

Howard Brookner

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B, 90 minutes), £14.33

Feature-length documentary about the American writer William S. Burroughs. A collaborative piece between Burroughs and film-maker Howard Brookner, the documentary looks at the writer’s controversial...

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Armer Shakespeare (2006 Audio)

aka: Farkas & Co.

The second track on a collection of variety sketches by Viennese cabaret artist, writer, actor, director Karl Farkas (1893-1971) focuses on the fate of great works of art, such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The...

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Henry Moore Discusses His Life and Work (1974)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), £95.00

Profile of the life and work of sculptor Henry Moore , who was 77 at the time this film was made. The artist speaks at length about the forces that drove him throughout his life. Major scenes include a visit...

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William Blake (Video)

Subject

Art; English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £13.74

A programme about William Blake from the ‘Famous Authors’ series of documentary biographies. Using film, archive documents, portraits, music and commentary, the programme presents not only a factual...

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What is Beauty? (2012)

Director

Neil Crombie

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £9.99

Artist and writer Matthew Collings presents an exploration of the subject of beauty in art, as he wonders if beauty is only in the eye of the beholder, or if there is something more universal we can say...

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Le Corbusier: Architect/Artist (1997 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture; Art

Distribution

CD-ROM

A selection of approximately 3000 images of the work of architect, urbanist, painter, writer and theorist Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier. Arranged as a series of movable windows working...

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Rigby Graham’s Irish Voyage (2003)

Director

Charles Mapleston

Subject

Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (PAL, 53 minutes (main film)), £10.00

This documentary follows painter, printmaker, muralist, illustrator, writer and teacher Rigby Graham as he visits many of his old haunts in Ireland and creates new work along the way. Graham has a dry sense...

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Bigger Splash, A (1974)

Director

Jack Hazan

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 104 minutes), £19.99

Director Jack Hazan and writer David Mingay had access to David Hockney and his circle from 1971 to 1973, a critical period for the internationally-acclaimed artist, during which time they crafted this...

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Claes Oldenburg (1996)

Director

Gerald Fox

Producer

Gerald Fox

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 53 minutes), £19.30

Contemporaries Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist reminisce about their experiences with American pop artist Claes Oldenburg. Art dealer Arne Glimcher, museum director Tom Krens and critic...

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Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger, The (2017)

aka: The Seasons in Quincy

Director

Colin MacCabe; Christopher Roth; Tilda Swinton; Bartek Dziadosz

Subject

Arts and Humanities

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 91 minutes), £9.99

A four-part cinematic portrait of artist, philosopher and writer John Berger. In 1973, Berger moved from urban London to the tiny village of Quincy. These shorts examine different aspects of Berger’s life...

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