Electric Edwardians - The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon 1900-1906..nfo
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| Electric Edwardians - The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon 1900-1906. |
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Name: Electric Edwardians - The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon 1900-1906.
Date: 2005
Language: English
http://shop.bfi.org.uk/electric-edwardians-the-films-of-mitchell-and-kenyon-dvd-bluray.html#.VpD2DYS3zmE
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Size: 5.93 Gb
Files: 139 x 43.9Mb
Pars: Yes
Files: 19
Size: 615Mb
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Running Time: 85 Mins
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
Format: PAL
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Probably the most exciting film discovery of recent times, the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon were
commissioned by travelling exhibitors at the dawn of the twentieth century for screening in town halls, at
village fetes or local fairs. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the audience paid to see their
neighbours, children, family and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at local football matches, leaving work,
marching in civic processions or enjoying the annual works holidays.
The films of Mitchell and Kenyon take us on a tour of everyday life in Edwardian Britain. They have been
identified and researched by Dr Vanessa Toulmin of the National Fairground Archive at the University of
Sheffield. The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon, the hugely successful BBC TV series, subsequently released
on DVD by the BFI, introduced audiences to these miraculous views of the past. Now this new DVD offers the
opportunity to explore the collection in greater depth.
The material is taken from 28 hours of footage and represents a cross-section of the subjects covered in the
collection. From factory gates to football matches, the leaving of Liverpool to the leaving of work, the workers
on holiday and at play, it provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the world through the eyes of the working
communities of the time.
The films are grouped into five sections: Youth and Education, The Anglo-Boer War, Workers, High Days and
Holidays, and People and Places; a total of 35 full-length films in all, plus five 'hidden' items. They are set
to a specially commissioned score by Sheffield-based duo In The Nursery and presented with extensive extras
offering much background material.
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