Face of Scotland, The

Synopsis: Seven films from the Films of Scotland Collection. All restored and produced from digitally transferred high definition masters for superb picture and sound quality.

The programme comprises: Seawards the Great Ships (1960, colour). An elegy to shipbuilding on the Clyde. Scotland’s first Oscar winner. The Big Mill (1963, colour). Sheet steel production at Ravenscraig and Gartcosh. The Silver City (1957, colour). The delights of Aberdeen as a holiday destination. Pleasure Island (1960, colour). Holidays on the Firth of Clyde, Rothesay and the Isle of Bute. A Kind of Seeing (1967, colour). The colours and shapes of the Scottish landscape. The Face of Scotland (1938, b/w). The character of Scotland and its people, made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition. Still Life with Honesty (1970, colour). Sir William Gillies speaks of his life as a painter.
Series: Treasures from the Archive, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Year of production: 1938
Availability: Sale
Notes: Also available on Blu-Ray (Region Free) - £15.99
Subjects: History
Keywords: history of Scotland; Scotland; social history

Name: Panamint Cinema
Email: cinema@panamint.co.uk
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Phone: 01505 834936
Address: Abercorn Schoolhouse
Whitequarries
Broxburn
West Lothian, Scotland
EH52 6PZ

Name: Scottish Screen Archive
Contact: Janet McBain (Curator)
Email: ssaenquiries@nls.uk
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Phone: 0845 366 4600
Fax: 0845 366 4601
Address: c/o: National Library of Scotland, Collections Department
39-41 Montrose Avenue
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4LA
Notes: From 1 April 2007 the SSA is part of the Collections Department at the National Library of Scotland.

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