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• Land of Promise | DVD | (04/03/2013) from £19.69   |  Saving you £10.30 (52.31%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Featuring 40 films by such luminaries as Humphrey Jennings Paul Rotha and Ruby Grierson this collection is a major retrospective of the British documentary film movement during its period of greatest influence. The diverse and compelling films contained here - many of which are made available for the first time since their original release - bear witness to the social and industrial transformations of a rapidly changing world. This unique collection captures the spirit and strength concerns and resolve of Britain and its people before during and immediately after the Second World War. A companion collection Shadows of Progress: Documentary film in post-war Britain 1951-1977 is also available on BFI DVD. Special Features: Includes fully illustrated 96 page perfect bound book with contextualising essays on all of the films Includes interviews with some of the directors featured on the discs Includes a 15 minute film of John Grierson (the 'father' of documentary) at the National Film Theatre in 1959

• GPO Vol.1 | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £22.79   |  Saving you £2.20 (9.65%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The BFI National Archive in partnership with BT Royal Mail and The British Postal Museum & Archive has curated and restored the legendary output of short films produced by the GPO Film Unit from 1933-1940.

• The Soviet Influence: From Turksib to Nightmail (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £19.20   |  Saving you £2.05 (11.43%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The small number of Russian films which were shown in Britain in the late 1920s and early 1930s excited the attention of British filmmakers and writers, and played a central role in developing ideas about film as an art-form. In particular this influence was felt in the British documentary film work of such key figures as John Grierson and Paul Rotha.This unique and fascinating release explores this influence through the formal and thematic relationships between Viktor Turin's extraordinary, yet little-seen, silent documentary Turksib (1929), and a number of British documentary films, including the celebrated Night Mail (1936).

• Faces of Scotland - Films of Scotland High Definition Collection | Blu Ray | (07/04/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  A collection of nine films from the Films of Scotland Collection at the Scottish Screen Archive. All restored and digitally transferred to High Definition for superb picture and sound quality.

• Night Mail / West Highland | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £13.67   |  Saving you £6.32 (46.23%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Night Mail: The lasting appeal of Night Mail (1936) celebrating the Postal Special's run from London to Scotland is that it has all the attributes of the classic British documentary style established by John Grierson. Its realism and lyrical structure is perfectly complemented by W.H. Auden's verse and the music of Benjamin Britten. West Highland: By 1960 the reign of steam on Britain's most scenic railway the West Highland was drawing to its close. John Gray a BBC producer and sound engineer with the GPO Film Unit in the 1930s made West Highland as his tribute to this wonderful line.

• The Land Of Promise | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £29.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (16.83%)   |  RRP £34.99

  40 films over 4 DVDs. Extensive collection is a major retrospective of the British documentary film movement during its period of greatest influence. These films many of which are made available here for the first time since their original release - capture the spirit and strength concerns and resolve of Britain and its people before during and after the Second World War. These diverse and compelling films are fascinating historical documents bearing witness to the social and industrial transformations of the rapidly changing world. Yet they are also striking in their different approach to the form. Using poetry dramatic reconstruction modernist techniques and explicit propaganda the film-makers found fresh new ways to get their message across.

• Scotland Calling - At The Empire Exhibition 1938 | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A 2-DVD compilation of films made at and for the Empire Exhibition of 1938 which was held in Glasgow. Seven films made under the direction of John Grierson to spotlight Scotland: Face of Scotland: About the character of the Scottish people. With the voice of John Grierson as John Knox. Wealth of a Nation: A comparison of old and new industries of Scotland. Scotland for Fitness: Made to encourage a healthier population. They Made the Land: The struggle to live from the land and reclaim it from the elements. Sea Food: The story of drifters lobster creels and the Marine Laboratory's role. The Children's Story: The history of Scottish education including a BBC schools broadcast. Sport in Scotland: On the grouse moor at the Highland games or at the 1937 Scottish Cup Final this film shows the importance of sport to the Scots. Also included a collection of mainly amateur films some in colour shot at or around the time of the Exhibition. Includes the visit of the King and Queen.

• Night Mail & Lines For All Seasons | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £12.60   |  Saving you £7.39 (58.65%)   |  RRP £19.99

  United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight. | ...Night Mail & A Line For All Seasons - Collection ( Night Mail / A Line For All Seasons / The Line To Skye / West Of Inverness )