British Universities Film & Video Council

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Henry James

Synopsis
A programme about Henry James from the ‘Famous Authors’ series of documentary biographies. Using film, archive documents, portraits, music and commentary, the programme presents not only a factual outline of the writer’s life, but also conveys a visual picture of the social and historical background to his writing.
Series
Famous Authors, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of production
1994
Subjects
English language and literature
Keywords
biographies; literature - American; writers - American; James, Henry

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£13.74
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
30 minutes
Year
2012

Production Company

Name

Academy Media

Email
info@academymedia.com
Web
http://www.academymedia.com External site opens in new window
Phone
07968 796639
Address
6a, Gower Street
Brora
Sutherland
KW9 6PU
Notes
For over thirty years Academy Media has been making programmes about history, literature, music and languages with the hope of helping individuals to develop and enrich themselves. Famous Authors and Famous Composers are continuing series of video biographies, the former featuring many writers whose work is included in the National Curriculum. There are also series on the history and culture of China, Thailand and Greece as well as a new series of productions of classic plays, the first of which is Ibsen’s Ghosts. Sale on DVD.

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Notes
NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution

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