Rent Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchel and Kenyon (2005)
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1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
Probably the most exciting film discovery of recent times, the films of Mitchell & Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors at the dawn of the twentieth century for screening in town halls, at village fetes or local fairs. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the audience paid to see their neighbours, children, family and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at local football matches, leaving work, marching in civic processions or enjoying the annual works holidays. The hugely successful BBC TV series 'The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon' introduced audiences to these miraculous views of the past. For the first time there is now the opportunity to explore the Collection in greater depth. The material on this video is taken from 28 hours of footage of scenes of everyday life and represents a cross-section of the subjects covered in the Collection. From factory gates to football matches, the leaving of Liverpool to the leaving of work, the workers on holiday and at play, this material provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the world through the eyes of the working communities of the time. The films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon take us on a tour of everyday life in Edwardian Britain. This video features 35 items in five sections: Youth and Education, The Anglo-Boer War, Workers, High Days and Holidays, People and Places, as well as five additional 'hidden' items. It also includes a specially commissioned score by the Sheffield-based duo 'In the Nursery'. - Actors:
- Vanessa Toulmin
- Directors:
- Sagar Mitchell, James Kenyon
- Narrated By:
- Paul McGann
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1902-62, Films by Genre, The Best American Road Movies, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
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