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  1. City, The (2009)

    Director
    Willard Van Dyke; Ralph Steiner
    Producer
    Ralph Steiner
    Subject
    Architecture; Geography; Music; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 132 minutes), £14.99

    Based on the Lewis Mumford book, ‘The Culture of Cities’, which analyses the historical phases and modern social consequences of metropolitan life. Made for the 1939 New York World’s Fair ("The World...

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  2. Children Must Learn, The (1941 Film)

    Director
    Willard Van Dyke
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Scenes of life and schoolwork in an American country district illustrate the argument that to be of value, education should not be merely academic but should bear a clear relationship to the lives of the...

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  3. River, The (1937 Film)

    Director
    Pare Lorentz
    Subject
    Geography; History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A documentary film about the Mississippi flood problem and the attempts made by the Tennessee Valley Authority to meet it. The film also tells the story of the Mississippi River, where it comes from, where...

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