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In Love and War (1996)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minuites), £15.99

Richard Attenborough’s biographical film on the true-life events that inspired the young Ernest Hemingway to write his novel ‘A Farewell to Arms’, starring Sandra Bullock.

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Frank Borzage volumes 1 & 2

Date

28 May 2014, 16:28

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

Frank Borzage volumes 1 & 2. 2009. GB. DVD (Region 2 PAL), BFI. Volume One - 7th Heaven / Street Angel (114 mins + 97 mins); Volume Two – Lucky Star / Liliom (95 mins + 90 mins) About the reviewer: Dr...

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For the Love of Tomorrow

Subject

History; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 41 minutes), £8.00

This film is a profile of Madame Irène Laure, a member of the French Resistance who, travelled to Germany after the war to speak about the importance of forgiveness. ‘I longed for the total destruction...

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Home Front Britain with Jim Carter (2011)

Director

Humphrey Jennings; Ruby Grierson; Jack Lee; Brian Desmond Hurst

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 270 minutes), £19.99

The six-part documentary series, Home Front Britain With Jim Carter, looks at the British home front during World War II. Presented by British actor Jim Carter, the series explores the archives of British...

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Everyday Lives (1994 Video)

Producer

Steve Humphries

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 35 min., 1997 sale: £39.99 (inclusive)

Uses oral history testimonies and archive footage to illustrate aspects of the social history of Britain around the years of World War 2. The material has been selected to illustrate the six themes: girls’...

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Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943 Video)

Director

Michael Powell; Emeric Pressburger

Subject

Film studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (157 minutes), £15.99

Classic feature film in which a British soldier survives three wars and falls in love with three women. Roger Livesey is the colonel whose past life is revealed in flashback. The 2012 DVD release features...

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Edward Thomas - Selected Poems (2010)

Director

Barnaby Edwards

Subject

English language and literature

A collection of works by the celebrated First World War poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917). The 25-poem selection includes ‘Adlestrop’, ‘Roads’ and ‘In Memoriam [Easter 1915]', plus a complete and...

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Farewell to Arms, A (1932) (2001)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 79 minutes), £5.99 (Delta) £12.99 (Stonevision) £4.99 (Waterfall) £3.99 (Elstree)

Based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel about his love affair with nurse Agnes von Kurowsky during World War I.

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Cinderella

aka: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella

Director

Matthew Bourne

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 132 minutes), £17.99

Set in London during the Second World War, the drama features Cinderella and a dashing young RAF pilot. Together just long enough to fall in love, they are parted by the horrors of the Blitz. Among the...

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Love is All (2015)

Director

Kim Longinotto

Subject

Film studies; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 74 minutes), £19.99

A documentary film exploring the depiction of love and courtship on film throughout the 20th century composed of archive material from the BFI National Archive, Yorkshire Film Archive and other sources. The...

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