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The complete Humphrey Jennings. Volume 2, Fires were started [videorecording].

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: BFIB1120Publication details: [London] : BFI, [2012]Description: 1 videodisc (138 min. each) : sd., b&w ; 12 cmOther title:
  • Fires were started
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Contents:
The heart of Britain (1941, b&w, 9 min.) -- Words for Battle (1941, b&w, 8 min.) -- Listen to Britain (1942, b&w, 20 min.) -- Fires were started (1943, b&w, 65 min.) -- The silent village (1943, b&w, 36 min.)
Summary: "Widely considered to be one of Britain's greatest filmmakers, Humphrey Jennings has long been celebrated as one of the cinema's true poets. This, the second of three volumes which brings together his entire directorial output, features five films made between 1941-1943 which show Jennings at the peak of his tragically short but outstanding career."--Container.
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Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room BLU-00552 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1605031571X

Special features: 'This is England' (1941, 10 mins): alternative cut of 'The Heart of Britain'; 'I Was a Fireman' (1943, 74 mins): Jennings' original cut of 'Fires Were Started'; illustrated bookletfeaturing essays, film notes and biographies by Lindsay Anderson, Patrick Russell and Kevin Jackson.

The heart of Britain (1941, b&w, 9 min.) -- Words for Battle (1941, b&w, 8 min.) -- Listen to Britain (1942, b&w, 20 min.) -- Fires were started (1943, b&w, 65 min.) -- The silent village (1943, b&w, 36 min.)

Originally released as motion pictures, 1941-1943.

DVD ; Dolby Digital mono 2.0 audio ; all regions PAL.

In English with optional subtitles for the hearing impaired.

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