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  1. Nicolas Roeg: It’s About Time (2015)

    Director
    David Thompson
    Producer
    Andrew Wright
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Profile one of the most inventive and important talents in British cinema, the director of films including Don’t Look Now, Performance, Walkabout and The Man Who Fell To Earth

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  2. Silent Britain (2006)

    Producer
    David Thompson
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 88 minutes), £19.99

    A journey through the first three decades of British cinema celebrating its visionary filmmakers and the unsung stars. Presented by Matthew Sweet and illustrated throughout with film clips including the...

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  3. Donatello (1986)

    aka: Donatello: The First Modern Sculptor

    Director
    Ann Turner
    Producer
    Ann Turner
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 85 minutes), £18.89

    Presents the work of Italian sculptor Donatello and looks at many of his major works, including ‘Madonna and Child’, Three modern-day sculptors - Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink and Peter Rockwell -...

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  4. Buildings - Who Cares? (1985 Video)

    Director
    David Thompson
    Producer
    Ann Balfour Fraser
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 51 min.

    Many options exist between the instinct to create new buildings and to preserve existing ones. This film, developed from an original idea by architect Donald Insali, examines the implications on three...

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  5. Raphael (2 Parts) (1983)

    aka: Rafaello

    Director
    Ann Turner
    Producer
    Ann Turner
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 58 minutes each), £26.00 (I)

    A two-part profile of the Italian painter Raphael (1483-1520). Part 1: Examines Raphael’s life and career up to the age of 25, looking in particular at the ways in which he synthesised the lessons learned...

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  6. Life and Work of Edgar Degas, The (1980)

    aka: Unquiet Spirit, The: The Life and Art of Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

    Director
    Ann Turner
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 60 minutes), £19.30 (I)

    Examines the relationship between the life and work of Edgar Degas (1834-1917), painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor and poet. Discusses the sources of Degas’ art - classical traditions, photography...

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  7. Life and Work of Georges Seurat, The: Point Counterpoint (1979 Video)

    Director
    Ann Turner
    Producer
    Ann Turner
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 71 minutes), £14.95

    The early drawings and oil paintings of Georges Seurat (1859-1891) explored the qualities of materials and light. From his studies of colour and perception he developed his theory of divisionism and the...

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  8. Inside Story (Blue Tits) (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines what happens during the courtship, nesting and incubation of the blue tit, which is a hole nester, sometimes using hollow trees but often nesting in nest boxes provided for it. Looks inside a nest...

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  9. Pre-Raphaelite Revolt, The (1968 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Thompson
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The Pre-Raphaelite painters, their philosophy, and selections of their works. Foundation of the movement in 1848 at the instigation of Rossetti, Millais, Maddox-Brown, Holman Hunt and others.

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  10. Turner (1966 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Thompson
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In three parts: 1) contrasts a storm at sea with the peacefulness of the English countryside; 2) visions of the great cities of history and legend are contrasted with scenes of catastrophe; 3) ranges over...

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