| Description |
1 videodisc (182 mins.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + program notes ([8] p. : ill. ; 19 cm) |
| Note |
DVD release of seven early films. |
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"Humphrey Jennings," essay in included booklet, by Dean w. Duncan. |
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"Produced for DVD by David Shepard." |
| Contents |
London can take it (1940, 9 mins.) -- Words for battle (1941, 8 mins.) -- Listen to Britain (1942, 18 mins.) -- Fires were started (1943, 70 mins.) -- A diary for Timothy (1943, 39 mins.) -- Family portrait (1951, 26 mins.) -- Myra Hess, playing the first movement of Beethoven's Sonata in F Minor No. 57 (Apassionata) (1945, 9 mins.). |
| Summary |
A collection of seven films by one of the greatest figures in the celebrated British Documentary Film Movement. He is most remembered for the way his work reflects the concerns and conditions of World War II era in the United Kingdom. In these pictures, Jennings's impressive aesthetic arsenal helped to expand the scope and vocabulary of documentary films. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Subject |
Jennings, Humphrey.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano.
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Documentary films -- Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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| Added Author |
Jennings, Humphrey.
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Shepard, David.
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Duncan, Dean W.
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Hess, Myra, Dame, 1890-1965.
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Great Britain. Empire Marketing Board.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Blackhawk Films Collection (Library of Congress)
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| Added Title |
London can take it.
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Words for battle.
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Listen to Britain.
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Fires were started.
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Diary for Timothy.
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Family portrait.
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Myra Hess, playing the first movement of Beethoven's Sonata in F Minor No. 57 (Apassionata)
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| Standard No. |
014381148824 |
| Music No. |
ID1488DSDVD Image Entertainment |
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