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Dada Manifesto, The (1968 Video)

Subject

Art; German studies

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 65 min.

Story of the Dada movement, which began in 1916 as a protest movement.

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Understanding and Appreciation of Shakespeare (1964 Audio)

Morris Schreiber discusses Shakespeare’s art, characterisation, depth, themes, language, and significance for contemporary times.

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Bob Astles on Idi Amin (1985)

Genre

Interview

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada’s former right-hand man Bob Astles is interviewed following his release from prison. He describes the horror of looting and violence against civilians, prison, and Amin’s...

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Chronicle of a Summer

Date

20 Jan 2016, 17:57

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

Chronicle of a Summer (1960).  2013. GB. DVD + Blu-ray (dual format release). 90 minutes (+ 130 minutes extras). BFI Video. £19.99 About the Reviewer: Dr Stephen Forcer is Lecturer in French Studies at...

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Dada (1976 Video)

Director

Serge Lovrix

Subject

Drama; English language and literature

Distribution

Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

The history and nature of the Dadaist movements in modern art and literature are explained by the words and works of various artists, including Max Ernst, Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Gabriele...

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New Order, A: An Evening at the Cabaret Voltaire (1996 Video)

Subject

Art; Drama; English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £35.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) pack

The word ‘Dada’ was invented to characterise the diverse activities of Hugo Ball and his associates at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich in 1916. This video-based pack presents a dramatic reconstruction of...

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Kurt Schwitters (2014)

aka: The Schwitters Scandal

Director

Simon Chu

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 53 minutes), £17.99

The Kurt Schwitters scandal was pure DADA. Whilst he was alive, Schwitters provoked the art world with his one-man Dada movement, Merz, which united painting, sculpture, architecture and literature in...

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Cinema Dada (2006)

Director

Hans Richter; Viking Eggeling; Man Ray; René Clair; Fernand Léger

Subject

Art; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £17.99

Published to coincide with the Pompidou Centre’s major Dada exhibition. Features Rhythmus 21 by Hans Richter, Symphonie Diagonale by Viking Eggeling, La Retour a la Raison by Man Ray, Entr’acte by René...

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Marcel Duchamp: A Game of Chess (1987)

Director

Jean-Marie Drot

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 56 minutes), £14.95

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1868), inventor of the ready-made and ‘godfather’ of Dada and surrealism, abandoned art in 1923. This interview was filmed for his first one-man show in 1963 and gives a unique...

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Joan MirÓ: The Ladder of Escape (2012)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 32 minutes), £15.99

This documentary explores the life and work of Catalonian artist Joan Miro, and seeks to understand how the political upheavals of of the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the dictatorship of Franco...

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