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  1. Spring at the Bus Stop (1968 Film)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An example of the art of Ladislav Fialka, Czechoslovakia’s great clown and mime artist. He is supported by members of his Balustrade Theatre.

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  2. Cirque du Soleil: Corteo (2006)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 105 minutes), £19.99

    In Cirque Du Soleil’s 17th circus spectacular, a clown imagines his own funeral as a lavish and astonishing carnival parade. From gravity-defying acrobatics to moments of surprising intimacy and mystery,...

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  3. Viva Zapatero! (2006)

    Director
    Sabina Guzzanti
    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £9.99

    Sabina Guzzanti’s documentary deals with her own ill-fated television show, RAIot, which aired on RAI, the Italian public television service. The show featured comedy sketches in which Guzzanti, a...

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  4. General Idi Amin Dada (Autoportrait) (2007)

    Director
    Barbet Schroeder
    Subject
    Development studies; Politics & government; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £15.99

    A rare chance to see the real Idi Amin in this extraordinary documentary made with the full support and participation of the dictator himself. Through his anti-Semitic rages, fetish for military power, and...

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  5. Pantomime Dame, The (1982 Film, Video)

    Director
    Elizabeth Wood
    Producer
    Elizabeth Wood
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The pantomime has been a uniquely British tradition for over 200 years, but the pantomime dame belongs to an older tradition having evolved from Grimaldi’s clown of the early 1800s through the burlesque...

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  6. Voices of Victorian Britain (1996 Video)

    Director
    Jonathan Miller
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1999 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Presents a picture of Victorian London, based on a research conducted by the Victorian journalist and founder of ‘Punch’ Henry Mayhew. He accurately transcribed interviews with a wide range of working...

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  7. Scenes from ‘Dr Faustus’ By Christopher Marlowe (2 Parts) (1998 Television, Video)

    Producer
    Nick Levinson
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 24 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p) pair

    Performance extracts of Marlowe’s Dr Faustus, filmed during the Medieval Players’ 1988-89 tour. 1: Early scenes from the play. Emphasis is on the play as theatre, a text designed for actors and...

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  8. Waldo and Muriel Lanchester’s Marionette Master Class (1985 Video)

    Director
    Douglas Fisher
    Producer
    Douglas Fisher
    Subject
    Art; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

    Begins with a brief introduction to puppetry: shadow, rod, glove and string puppets (marionettes). Introduces Waldo and Muriel Lanchester at their marionette theatre in Malvern during the early 1940s. The...

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  9. Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    Keith Griffiths; Stephen Quaij; Timothy Quaij
    Producer
    Keith Griffiths
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A cultural history of Punch and Judy and a documentary on Giovanni Piccini. Piccini’s ‘Tragical Comedy and Comical Tragedy’ of Punch and Judy was first recorded in 1827 by J Payne Collier and...

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  10. Broad Horizons Issue 1 (2006)

    Subject
    Media studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £14.00

    Broad Horizons, founded in 2006, is a radical Women’s network bringing together women working in media. This is the first in a series of DVDs showcasing the work of women working with film, video, music,...

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