Unflinching Eye, An

Synopsis

A compilation of seven films produced between 1970 and 1988 by British filmmaker Richard Woolley. Tackling controversial themes such as class, race, sexuality and the human instinct for violence, Richard Woolley directed a number of radical and uncompromising films, which explore the ways we relate to, and ultimately destroy, one another even as we strive to develop the means to better understand and communicate with those around us.

This collection comprises:
KNIEPHOFSTRASSE (1973, 35 mins) - Complex but compelling formalist film, which investigates the relationship between sound and image; DRINNEN UND DRASSEN / INSIDE AND OUTSIDE (1974, 40 mins) - Experimental narrative film exploring conformity in East and West Germany; ILLUSIVE CRIME (1976, 50 mins) - Uncompromising, originally structured drama in which a violent sexual act is committed; TELLING TALES (1978, 90 mins) - Deft interweaving of stories, set against backdrop of failing marriage, provides platform for dissection of class and gender roles; BROTHERS AND SISTERS (1981, 96 mins) - Radical politics meet alternative thriller in the story of a prostitute’s murder in a Yorkshire city; WAITING FOR ALAN (1984, 45 mins) - Unconventional, minutely observed domestic drama centred on ritualised boredom of a middle-class housewife; GIRL FROM THE SOUTH (1988, 84 mins) - Young girl from rich family falls in love with unemployed black boy and tries to persuade him they are equals.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2011

Subjects

Film studies

Keywords

social issues

Credits

Director

Richard Woolley

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£29.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

450 minutes

Year

2011

Production Company

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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