British Artists’ Films: Ian Breakwell

Synopsis: The third release in the BFI’s British Artists’ Films DVD series features Ian Breakwell (1943-2005), an artist who worked in many different mediums, with the moving image a constant part of his art-making. Over 30 years of Ian’s filmmaking is surveyed.in this compilation. Included are his earliest to-camera readings from his written Diaries, Excerpts From The Diary, the film Repertory, his hilarious parody of broadcast television The News and the episodes Growth and The Walking Man from Annalogue’s Channel Four Television series Ian Breakwell’s Continuous Diary. Also included are two works that reflect his love of the alternative theatre traditions of variety, spectacle and illusion - Auditorium, and his brilliant response to a residency at the National Film and Television Archive, Variety.

The DVD also contains theFrame - Ian Breakwell (2007, 32 mins) an extensive illustrated interview recorded shortly before his death, and an illustrated 20-page booklet with a fully annotated filmography and a bibliography. The sleeve notes feature a specially commissioned introductory essay by Will Self.

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Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 1975-2005
Documentation: Accompanying 20-page illustrated booklet containing full annotated filmography
Subjects: Art; Film Studies
Keywords: experimental film & video; video art

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