Molly Dineen is one of Britain's most acclaimed documentary filmmakers recipient of Grierson BAFTA and Royal Television Society Awards for her unique contribution to documentary filmmaking. This is the first of three double-disc volumes from the BFI which will bring together Dineen's full body of work from the candid film for Tony Blair's election campaign (Tony Blair 1997) to the BAFTA-award winning portrait of Britain's countryside (The Lie of the Land 2007). Volume 1: Home from the Hill opens with Dineen's astounding debut film Home from the Hill (1987) about Colonel... Hilary Hook a retired soldier faced with leaving his Kenyan home and returning to Britain. In My African Farm (1988) Dineen returns to Kenya and to the home of Sylvia Richardson stalwart of the British colonial presence in the country. Heart of the Angel (1989) is a wry humorous examination of the trials of working at one of London's busiest underground stations. In the three-part In The Company of Men (1995) the charismatic Major Crispin Black and his men share their experience in the Prince of Wales Company of the Welsh Guards stationed in Northern Ireland. [show more]
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Four films by British documentary film maker Molly Dineen. 'Home from the Hill' (1987), Dineen's debut feature, tells the story of Colonel Hilary Hook, a retired soldier who must leave his Kenyan home to return to Britain. Dineen returns to Kenya for 'In My African Farm' (1988), a portrait of British colonial stalwart Sylvia Richardson. 'Heart of the Angel' (1989) goes behind the scenes of the Angel, Islington, one of London's busiest underground stations. The three-part documentary 'In the Company of Men' (1995) chronicles the experiences of the Prince of Wales Company of the Welsh Guards, stationed in Northern Ireland and presided over by the charismatic Major Crispin Black. Episodes are: 'The Commander', 'The Novice' and 'The Brotherhood'.
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