BRITAIN IN THE 30S (HISTORY OF AVANT-GARDE) (1930)
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Award wining documentary ‘Song of Ceylon’, is a lyrical beauty, but owes its enduring charm to its anachronistic notions of Empire and Englishness.
‘Bread’ is a slice of realism that looks at hunger in Britain.
‘Beyond This Open Road’ shows the urban populace journeying into the countryside during their weekends away from work; the imagery and utopian aesthetic are reminiscent of the work of Leni Riefenstahl. ‘Coal Face’ is an experiment in realism that focuses on the importance of coal mini
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F FOR FAKE (1973)
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Welles wryly reflects on art, creativity and the fabrications that sustain them in this documentary about forgery and illusion. He weaves the stories of forgers de Hory, Clifford Irving and Kodar with a self-portrait in this meditation on the meaning of truth. A cinematic equivalent to an Escher painting.
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