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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sfta Awards. DESCRIPTION: Live on television. All glitter and glamour. The once-a-year event, held in the Albert Hall, when the film and television industry presents awards covering the...
A collection of Shakespeare’s sonnets read by actors, and songs inspired by the sonnets. The many performers include John Gielgud, Annie Lennox, Richard Attenborough, Peter Barkworth, Bryan Ferry, Kenneth...
Examines the role of cinema in both supporting and attacking apartheid. Questions Hollywood’s commitment to racial stereotypes and reluctance to depict black heroes. Uses archival film, discussion and...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Film Festival. DESCRIPTION: The Odeon Leicester Square was the venue for the British Film Festival which was organised by the Daily Mail. Many stars attended and some scenes...
Feature film. The governor of a borstal tries to reform a group of inmates through understanding rather than punishment. Includes a scene in which six would-be escapees enact Brutus’ death scene (V v) from...
Feature film adapted from Michael Gilbett’s 1952 novel ‘Death in Captivity’, based on his experiences as a POW in Italy during the Second World War. In the book the play being produced is Rudolf...
Feature film updating Othello to a jazz club setting. Aurelius Rex is a famous black jazz musician with a white wife, former singer Delia. Wealthy Rodney Hamilton throws a party for him where one of the...
A film adaptation of Hamlet with Kenneth Branagh in the title role. Set in the 19th century with many stars giving cameo performances in minor roles. The film was shot on 65mm and released in 70mm.
A programme supporting the AA 306: Shakespeare; Text and Performance course. The audio and video resources for the course offer an insight into Shakespeare’s plays in close relation to the social and...
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