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Women’s Land Army, The (1917 Film)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A Women’s Land Army recruitment film. It compares unfavourably the idle ways of the ‘ladies of leisure’ with the patriotic endeavour of the WLA whose activities were helping to counter the U-boats’...

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Handful of Dust (2003)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), £15.99

Based on a novel by Evelyn Waugh, set amongst Britain’s aristocracy of the 1930s. A devoted couple inadvertently invite an idle socialite to stay. He soon triggers a series of events which will drastically...

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A Velha (1992 Video)

aka: Old Lady, The

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 58 min., 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows Maria do Carmo Gago, who at age 83 still lives alone in the Portuguese countryside. After a lifetime of adapting to change, she is used to making her own choices, preferring the earthy contact of her...

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Happiness (1934)

Director

Alexander Medvedkin

Subject

Film studies; Russian studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 66 minutes), 15.00 Euros

The film that Medvedkin himself considered his greatest achievement, HAPPINESS is a cinematic folktale in which a poor, idle peasant is sent out by his wife to find happiness. Unfortunately his quest his...

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Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)

Subject

Television studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 361 minutes), £29.99

A madcap sketch show with a cult following, DO NOT... was a huge influence on television comedy. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Eric Idle, with performances and additional material by...

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