Director: Various
UK 1929-1936 | Black & White | Documentary
Avaliable on: DVD
In the early 1930s, under the nervous eye of the censor, Soviet propaganda films were shown in Britain. They played a central role in developing ideas about film as an art-form. This fascinating package explores the influence of classic, yet little-seen, Soviet documentary Turksib on British documentary films, including the celebrated Night Mail.
Contains:
TURKSIB Dir. Victor A. Turin | Soviet Union 1929 | Black & White | 57mins
THE WORKERS’ TOPICAL NEWS NO. 1 Dir. Paul Rotha | UK 1930 | Black & White
THE COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN Dir. Basil Wright | UK 1931 | Black & White
SHADOWS ON THE MOUNTAINS Dir. Arthur Elton | UK 1932
THE FACE OF BRITAIN Dir. Paul Rotha | With: A.J. Cummings | UK 1935 | Black & White | 18mins
NIGHT MAIL Dir. Harry Watt, Basil Wright | With: Arthur Clark, John Grierson, Stuart Legg | UK 1936 | Black & White | 25mins | Cert U