Rent Requiem for a Village (1975)
3.5 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 8min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The idyllic, rural past of a Suffolk village comes to life through the memories of an old man who tends a country graveyard, in this extraordinary, little-seen film from David Gladwell. Although best known for his celebrated work as editor on Lindsay Anderson's If... and "O Lucky Man!, Gladwell has, until now, rarely been recognised as the director of a number of ground-breaking films.
- Directors:
- David Gladwell
- Writers:
- David Gladwell
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 68 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- "A Summer Discord" (Gladwell, 1955,17 mins, silent): a visionary drama
- centered around a young girl's argument with her mother
- "Miss Thompson Goes Shopping" (Gladwell, 1958,23 mins): a sensitive and inventive portrait of an elderly lady's shopping trip
- "The Great Steam Fair" (David Gladwell, Derrick Knight, 1964,18 mins): an assured, lyrical example of Gladwell's extensive work as editor and director of documentary shorts
- "An Untitled Film" (Gladwell, 1964,9 mins): an extraordinary piece of film art, exploring the power, beauty and violence contained in a single moment of time
More like Requiem for a Village
Found in these customers lists
405 films by plastic-teaspoon
Reviews (1) of Requiem for a Village
Superb elegy to the disappearing way of life of generations of Suffolk country folk. - Requiem for a Village review by jl
I live in Suffolk so I'm prejudiced. Now the land is under continual threat from greedy developers this very special area of the country seems defenceless to fight this plague. When this started with new roads back in the 70s it was just a glimpse of what was coming. The subtle way this film is constructed and acted superbly by the villagers themselves in their own village has strong reasonblance to Cider with Rosie, but without the sentiment. More like thomas hardy. The intercutting with the past and present/ future works well. The beauty and peace and the dramas played out as life's passage I found dramatic and startling. Pity Gladwell didn't go oiin to make many more like this.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.