Claire Smith

Claire Smith is Senior Curator of Special Collections at the BFI National Archive, where she works with the team responsible for filmmakers’ papers, design, posters and photographs.

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Inside the Archive #59: Screencraft, floppy disc fever and resilient TV capture

This week, learn how a shrewd rebrand is helping us spotlight more screen stories, and how old and new technology is driving our work and research.

By Claire Smith, Tom Wilson and others

Inside the Archive #59: Screencraft, floppy disc fever and resilient TV capture

Object of the week

The painted ‘flying ballet’ design for Superman

By Claire Smith

The painted ‘flying ballet’ design for Superman

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The Red Shoes: Moira Shearer’s ballet shoes and other artefacts from the making of Powell and Pressburger’s classic

By Claire Smith

The Red Shoes: Moira Shearer’s ballet shoes and other artefacts from the making of Powell and Pressburger’s classic

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The Queen of Spades: the set model from a gothic British classic

By Claire Smith

The Queen of Spades: the set model from a gothic British classic

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A pantheon of one’s own: 25 female film critics worth celebrating

By Miriam Bale, Anne Billson and others

A pantheon of one’s own: 25 female film critics worth celebrating

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The world of 1940s design in Olivier’s Shakespeare films

By Claire Smith and Nathalie Morris

The world of 1940s design in Olivier’s Shakespeare films

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The look of love: designs for Julie Christie’s Doctor Zhivago dress, and more

By Claire Smith

The look of love: designs for Julie Christie’s Doctor Zhivago dress, and more

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Vintage 1920s fashions for Ken Russell’s Women in Love

By Claire Smith

Vintage 1920s fashions for Ken Russell’s Women in Love

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The gothic glamour of The Innocents

By Claire Smith

The gothic glamour of The Innocents

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Ealing and the art of the film poster

By Claire Smith

Ealing and the art of the film poster

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Dreams in the dark: Hollywood Costume

By Claire Smith

Dreams in the dark: Hollywood Costume

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Anna Karenina: on-screen style icon

By Claire Smith and Nathalie Morris

Anna Karenina: on-screen style icon

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Hitchcock costume designs

By Claire Smith

Hitchcock costume designs