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Rainbow Dance (1936 Video)

Director

Len Lye

Producer

Basil Wright

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. Gasparcolour. 4 min.

A mixture of live action an animation in which the actions of a live dancer combine with shimmering colour fantasies to illustrate the advantages of saving. The message is: ‘The Post Office Savings Bank...

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Night Mail (Remastered and Restored) (1936)

Director

Harry Watt; Basil Wright

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes (BFI + 92 minutes extras)), £15.99 (BFI) £19.99 (Panamint)

One of the most critically acclaimed and iconic films produced within the British documentary movement, NIGHT MAIL tells the story of the travelling post office from Euston to Glasgow and the men who worked...

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Song of Ceylon (1934 Film)

Director

Basil Wright

Producer

John Grierson

Subject

Anthropology; Economics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The traditional customs of the island of Ceylon are contrasted with the demands of western commerce. In four parts: 1) THE BUDDHA, deals with the legendary coming of Buddha to free the natives from their...

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Pett and Pott (1934 Film)

Director

Alberto Cavalcanti

Producer

John Grierson

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

An experimental propaganda film made to encourage people to use the telephone. Equally it is a satire on suburban life and middle-class respectability. The film experiments with various sound techniques -...

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Britain in the Thirties

Director

Edgar Anstey; Vivian Brau; Alberto Cavalcanti; Arthur Elton; Humphrey Jennings; London Kino Group; Len Lye; Richard Massingham; Norman McLaren; Basil Wright

Subject

History

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