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 [show more]
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Collection of classic and lesser-known documentaries released between 1930 and 1950. The films capture the spirit and strength, concerns and resolve of Britain before, during and after World War II. Among the 40 films featured are Paul Rotha's 'Shipyard', Arthur Elton's 'Housing Problems', and Humphrey Jennings' 'Word for Battle', 'Listen to Britain' and 'A Diary for Timothy'.
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