• Film ID:
  • 20390
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=263 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: THE ART FILMS OF JAMES SCOTT (1982)
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Filmmaker James Scott has enjoyed a diverse career, ranging from early experimental-art documentaries on key 1960s figures such as David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg and R B Kitaj, to work with the radical Berwick Street Collective, independent features and the Oscar®-winning 1982 short A Shocking Accident. The son of celebrated painter William Scott, his film Every Picture Tells a Story is his sensitive, exploratory portrait of his father's early years in working-class Northern Ireland of the 1930s and his entry into the art world. Bringing together films totalling more than four hours, this long-overdue collection celebrates the talented filmmaker and explores his art films. All the films included have been newly remastered. DISC 1: Every Picture Tells a Story (James Scott, 1984, 79 mins) The Great Ice Cream Robbery left screen (James Scott, 1971, 35 mins) DISC 2: Love's Presentation(James Scott, 1966, 27 mins) R.B. Kitaj (James Scott, 1967, 19 mins) Richard Hamilton (James Scott, 1969, 24 mins) The Great Ice Cream Robbery right screen (James Scott, 1971, 33 mins) Chance, History, Art... (James Scott, 1979, 47 mins) Special Features: Intro and Q&A for Every Picture Tells a Story (2013, audio only) Q&A for The Great Ice Cream Robbery (2013, audio only) The two films comprising The Great Ice Cream Robbery presented on separate discs to enable gallery-style dual-screen viewing Illustrated booklet with writing by Richard White, new essays by James Scott, John Wyver, and William Fowler and full film credits UK

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