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  1. What is Beauty? (2012)

    Director
    Neil Crombie
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £9.99

    Artist and writer Matthew Collings presents an exploration of the subject of beauty in art, as he wonders if beauty is only in the eye of the beholder, or if there is something more universal we can say...

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  2. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011)

    Director
    Werner Herzog
    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £15.99

    In 1994, one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the decade came to light in a cave in Southern France, known as the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc: etchings estimated at around 30,000 years old. The...

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  3. Ajanta Caves - The History and the Mystery (2010)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; History; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $19.99

    The Buddhist Caves of Ajanta, located in Maharashtra, India, were built between 200BC to 600AD almost 300 years after the death of The Buddha. Listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, the caves and their...

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  4. Stone Age Artists, The Magdalenian Masters (2009)

    Director
    Philippe Plailly
    Producer
    Thierry Berrod
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 minutes), 20 euros

    The inception of art in prehistoric times is a much debated issue. Some believe it coincides with a revolution of the mind, which is thought to have started about 40,000 years ago. Others think it is the...

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  5. Lascaux: The Prehistory of Art (2002)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 min), £19.99

    Two films on the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux - THE PREHISTORY OF ART (60 minutes) by Alain Jaubert and DAYS LONG GONE (12 minutes) by Roger Verdier.

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