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Wort aus Stein, Das (1938 Film)

Subject

Architecture; History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Contemporary reconstruction film depicting National Socialist (Nazi) architecture around 1938. Model constructions in Munich: the chancellery of the Brown House, the so-called New Odeum at the court garden,...

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Reel News: The Animated Story

Date

8 Dec 2009, 17:35

Author

Eve-Marie

Post Type

Post

[caption id="attachment_3661" align="alignright" width="188" caption="Courtesy of ITN Source / Reuters"][/caption] Did you know that newsreels entertained their audiences with humorous and often pointedly...

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Venice Through Canaletto’s Eyes (1998 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1999 sale £10.00 (inclusive)

Explores how Canaletto produced his archetypal views of Venice. Filmed on location, the video takes the viewer on a trip along the Grand Canal from S Simeone Piccolo to Piazza San Marco, looking at Venice as...

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Hans Van Manen, Grand Vizier (1998)

Subject

Dance; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 75 minutes), £22.99

No. 4 in the series on the history of dance films is a compilation of works made for camera by one of the first major choreographers to investigate the potential of the medium for dance. It features works...

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Cries from the Deep (1981)

Director

Jacques Gagné

Subject

Biology; Geography

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and a NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world’s richest fishing areas. They...

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Unforbidden City, The: Urban Renewal in Modern China (2008)

Director

Floris-Jan van Luyn

Subject

Geography

Distribution

DVD

This documentary follows three inhabitants of Source Street, a fourteenth century alley in Beijing, as they wait for the imminent destruction of their homes. Plans for a new park to surround French architect...

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Degas (1988 Video)

Director

Harry Rasky

Producer

Harry Rasky

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 58 min., 2000 sale: £20.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

Profiles French artist Edgar Degas and presents many examples of his work including paintings, sculpture, drawings and photographs. Uses excerpts from his writings, letters and sonnets to explore the...

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Inside the Koran (2009)

aka: Qur’An, The

Director

Antony Thomas

Subject

Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 94 minutes), $24.95

Feature-length documentary from director Antony Thomas, attempting to analyse and demystify what the central religious text of Islam says about issues such as equality, punishment, peace, faith and suicide...

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Rameau: Operas (11-Disc Box) (2011)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 1140 minutes), £49.99

This collection of five operas, and a rarely performed grand motet, offers a glimpse into the magnificent output of one of the leading French composers of the Baroque era. Jean-Philippe Rameau is renowned...

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Visit Perthshire (1943)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 67 minutes), £12.99

A collection archive films about the County of Perthshire. FREEDOM OF ABERFELDY (1943). Aberfeldy hosts troops from the Dominions during World War II. Running time 9 mins b/w. Produced by Campbell Harper...

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