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International Exhibition of Arts, Paris, 1925, The (1975 Video)

Subject

Architecture; Art; Design

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 24 min., 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Using contemporary photographs, looks at a range of exhibits, showing the French emphasis of craftsmanship and exotic materials and considering in what ways the architecture of the French and international...

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Lynch (One)

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £16.99

LYNCH (one) is a rare glimpse into the mind of David Lynch, one of cinema’s most distinctive directors. Footage was gathered over a two year period and documents Lynch’s many creative interests as well...

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Bauhaus at Weimar, 1919-23, The (1975 Video)

Subject

Architecture; Art; Design

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 23 min., 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

George Adams, who was a student at the Weimar Bauhaus, discusses student attitudes during this period and the influence of prevailing trends in avant-garde art. Some rare artefacts made at the Bauhus in the...

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Eat the Kinono (1989 Video)

Director

Claire Hunt; Kim Longinotto

Subject

Anthropology; Dance; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale (video only), Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A biography of Hanayagi Genshu, Japanese feminist and dancer, who shocked traditional elements of Japanese society with her radical politics and avant-garde performances. She was prepared to flout the...

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Britain in the Thirties (1939 Video)

aka: British Avant-Garde: The Thirties

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. silent/sound. 177 min., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive)

A compilation of short British avant-garde films from the 1930s - a decade marked by both the birth of British realism, and a surrealist influence from Europe.

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JetÉe, La/Sans Soleil (2003 Video)

aka: Pier, The

Director

Chris Marker

Producer

Anatole Dauman

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (126 minutes), £19.99

Two films by Chris Marker combined on one tape/DVD - LA JETEE and SANS SOLEIL.

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Impressionism - Revenge of the Nice (2006)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £19.99

Contemporary art critic Matthew Collings reappraises Impressionism, focussing on Courbet, Manet, Monet and Cezanne and shows that, even though the contemporary art world seemingly despises the movement, they...

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Arvo Part: The Early Years

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 126 minutes), €17.98

Estonian Arvo Pärt is widely regarded as one of today’s most original creators of music. Largely self-taught, he is remote from the mainstream of the contemporary avant-garde. Much of his music is bound...

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The Royal Shakespeare Company (1975 Radio)

Independent local radio programme. Bob Holness interviews RSC Actor-Director David Jones about the Royal Shakespeare Company’s policy not to do repertoire in order to save costs; the centenary celebration...

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Surprised!: The Paintings of Henri Rousseau (1993 Video)

Producer

Jacquie Footer; Joan Lane; Marcus Latham; Karl McClumpha; Carol McFadyen

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., 1999 sale £10.00 (inclusive)

Looks at the life and work of French artist Henri Rousseau, chronicling his evolution from a Paris customs bureau official to a leader of the avant-garde. Rousseau persisted in his work, which includes such...

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