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Charlie Chaplin: Mutual Films Volume 1
Charlie Chaplin entered movies in 1914.
Charlie Chaplin: Mutual Films Volume 2
This DVD contains six of the Mutual Films, all made in 1916; The Floorwalker, The Fireman, The Vagabond, One A.M., The Count and The Pawnshop.
Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Films Volume 1
In December 1914, Charlie Chaplin began his one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, shooting films in both their Chicago and
Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Films Volume 2
In December 1914, Charlie Chaplin began his one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, shooting films in both their Chicago and
The Children’s Film Foundation Collection Volume One: London Tales
For over 30 years the Children’s Film Foundation dedicated itself to producing quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream
Chris Welsby: British Artists’ Films
The BFI’s British Artists’ Films series produced in partnership with arts documentary producers Illuminations and Arts Council England
Cinematic Works of Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Finnish filmmaker Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s films and multi-screen installations explore and experiment with storytelling, creating extraordinary t
A Cottage on Dartmoor
One of the very last silent films to be made in Britain before the talkies revolutionised cinema, A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) is a virtuoso piece
The Decameron
Based on a collection of medieval stories by 14th century writer Giovanni Boccaccio, the first film in Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life captures the joys and sorrows of life.
Derek
Punk Britain, gay Britain, Thatcher’s Britain – Derek Jarman tackled the lot.
Dickens Before Sound
A unique collection of early adaptations of Britain’s favourite and (after Shakespeare) most adapted author.
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Joe, a young man down on his luck, discovers he has the power to create dreams, and sets up a business selling them to others.
Early Cinema: Primitives and Pioneers
The BFI’s fascinating collection of 60 short films all made before 1911 comes to DVD with the aim of giving wider access to some of the extra
Encounters: Four Ground-Breaking Classics of Gay Cinema
This collection from the BFI brings together four rarely seen short films depicting the gay experience in post-war society.
The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome
In the late 1960s and early 1970s British-born New Yorker and unsung hero of gay underground filmmaking Peter de Rome produced a number of explicit
Fairy Tales: Early Colour Stencil films from Pathe
A selection of tinted fairy tales from the Pathé Frères company, made to appeal to young and old alike.
Fairy Tales: Early Colour Stencil films from Pathe
A selection of tinted fairy tales from the Pathé Frères company, made to appeal to young and old alike.
Fallen Angel
Dana Andrews (who also appeared in Otto Preminger’s hugely successful film Laura the previous year) stars as Eric Stanton, a press agent down
Famous Five: Five Have a Mystery to Solve
When the Famous Five are asked to look after Wilfred, a lonely orphan with a magical ability to communicate with animals, they have no idea of what
Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island
The holidays have finally arrived and Julian, Dick and Ann are looking forward to spending a long hot summer with their feisty tomboy cousin Georgi
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