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The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. She discusses the importance of music, laughter, and how to h...
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A House in Bayswater
A personal and nostalgic film about an apartment building in Bayswater, where Russell once lived, and about the residents who inhabited it. The building is demolished to make way for an unattractive a...
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Jerusalem
JERUSALEM takes audiences on an inspiring and eye-opening tour of one of the worlds oldest and most enigmatic cities. Destroyed and rebuilt countless times over 5000 years, Jerusalem's enduring appeal...
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London Can Take It!
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
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The Silent Village
The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
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A montage of the night-life of Piccadilly Circus across the hours, from early evening to the last lingering passers-by.
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Momma Don't Allow
A night at the Wood Green Jazz Club - an example of 'Free Cinema'.
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Listen to Britain
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narr...
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O Dreamland
Lindsay Anderson's early documentary film of a British amusement park, the irony of its manufactured fun on full display.
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