Rent Shadows of Progress (1977)

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Rent Shadows of Progress (aka Shadows of Progress: Documentary Film in Post-War Britain 1951-1977) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
As Britain emerged from the Second World War, new social, political and ideological challenges brought about inevitable ai far-reaching change. With change came a need to look at, and engage with, the country's people, places, values and industrie in fresh and exciting ways. Out of the shadows cast by such celebrated documentarists as Humphrey Jennings and Paul Rotha emerged the likes of John Krish, Eric Marquis and Derrick Knight, each of whom employ bold and distinctive new techniques in order to tackle an increasingly diverse array of subjects. Until now, the films and filmmakers in this collection have been unjustly overlooked and under-appreciated.
Yet the films presented here - commissioned by private industry, commerci sponsors, government departments and independent charities are every bit as inspired, ground-breaking and indispensable a: anything produced by the Free Cinema or British documentary movements.
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Aka:
Shadows of Progress: Documentary Film in Post-War Britain 1951-1977
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Documentary, Special Interest
BBFC:
Release Date:
15/11/2010
Run Time:
828 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour and B & W
Bonus:
  • Perspectives on documentary filmmaking (2010, 43 mins): featuring new interviews with some of the directors
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following films from 'The Island':
- David
- To Be a Woman
- The Island
- The Elephant Will Never Forget
- Sunday by the Sea
- Henry
- Foot and Mouth
- Birthright
- They Took Us to the Sea
- Faces of Harlow
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following films from 'Return to Life':
- Thursday's Children
- People Apart
- There Was a Door
- Return to Life
- Four People
- A Time to Heal
- Time out of Mind
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following films from 'The Shadow of Progress':
- Three Installations
- The Film That Never Was
- Stone Into Steel
- From First to Last
- People, Productivity and Change
- Shellarma
- Picture to Post
- The Shadow of Progress
Disc 4:
This disc includes the following films from 'Today in Britain':
- Today in Britain
- Portrait of Queenie
- I Think They Call Him John
- Education for the Future
- Tomorrow's Merseysiders
- Time of Terror
- The Shetland Experience
- Special Features

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