Britten became a member of the gpo film units group of regular contributors, another of whom was the poet, w. Ascenefromthefilmvalborgsmassoaftonwalpurgisnightwithvictorsjostrom352039324734. Night mail, about the london to glasgow postal train, is a classic of the 1930s british documentary boom, with contributions from auden and britten. Your average writer of thrillers should lust for pessls deft touch with character. Night mail is a short 25 minute black and white documentary made in 1936.
For the 1935 british film by herbert smith, see night mail 1935 film. Rarelust rare and selected movies from all genres free. Night mail is a 1936 english documentary film directed and produced by harry watt and basil. With arthur clark, john grierson, stuart legg, robert rae. This short, acclaimed blackandwhite british documentary from the 1930s centres on a mail train travelling from london to scotland to drop and collect mail. Night mail is combined on the video from she with drifters and on the dvd from panamint with west highland documentation bfi film classics book night mail by scott anthony, published 2007 uses courses in film and history development of documentary film. Night mail commercial sound film was less than ten years old when in 1935 benjamin britten and w. The best movies of 1935 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in scotland overnight.
Tagged 1980s, english, exploitation, high definition, usa. Night film has been precisionengineered to be read at high velocity, and its energy would be the envy of any summer blockbuster. Audens poem written for the film, the one starting this is the night mail crossing the border. It shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in scotland on the overnight run from euston, london to glasgow. Night mail is a 1936 documentary film about a london, midland and scottish railway lms mail train from london to scotland, produced by the gpo film unit. Together they worked on the films, coal face and night mail. The novel was a finalist 20 shirley jackson award and was ranked sixth on the new york times bestsellers list in september 20 following its release in august 20. The best thing about old classic silent movies is that they are absolutely free to watch and download legally. Titles and typography from movies produced and released from 1935 to 1939. My life would always be sublime, if you would be my valentine. Ideological consensus in british feature films, 19351947, short ed. Rent a night at the opera 1935 starring groucho marx and chico marx on dvd and bluray. Even in a fifthbilled role as a jealous husband who finds himself less interested in his wifes straying than in her current amours beautiful. By 1936, film output at the gpo film unit was divided between the production of relatively routine films promoting post office services, and more.
One of the most critically acclaimed and bestloved films produced within the british documentary movement, night mail tells the fascinating story of the travelling post office from euston to glasgow and the men who worked on it. Sam wood the first of five marx brothers films at mgm, a polished marx brothers comedy classic their first film without zeppo, one of their biggest hits, with famous routines and nonstop oneliners. Rent a midsummer nights dream 1935 on dvd and bluray. Specially packaged in a presentation box, it contains extras including four short films and a 25page booklet featuring an essay by. Auden and britten also collaborated on the song cycle our hunting fathers 1936 and subsequent other works including cabaret songs, on. Coal face, a colour box and the epic bbc the voice of britain. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All accounts of the origins and early history of the british documentary film movement.
Browse premieres, celebrity birthdays and deaths in film and tv from year 1935 or search by date, day or keyword. Search for the spraypainted bird image in select illustrations throughout night film. A critically acclaimed pioneering realistic english social film documentary. Check out our list of old silent films, your greatest source of information on the internet about silent films. Top hat 1935 is one of the great 30s dance musicals, and possibly the best, most characteristic and most profitable astaire and rogers musical ever, with wonderful, magical dance and song numbers with straighton, fulllength views of the dancers without a lot of camera cuts or unusual camera. Harry watt and basil wrights study of the down postal express stands as a.
Excellent blending of lyrical comments on the train passing through englands. Rent a night at the opera 1935 on dvd and bluray dvd. From 1935 to 1937 britten wrote nearly 40 scores for theatre, cinema and radio. Night mail 1936 was one of the most critically acclaimed films to be produced within the british documentary film movement. The flagship of the gpo film units output and a cornerstone of british documentary. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. See shorts and features, showing the best from the bfi, national and regional archives including 120 years of britain on film. The year of night mail and also the camp classic the fairy of the phone. This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the bfi national archive on behalf of the national archives, home to more than 1,000 years of. By employing benjamin britten to score films like coal face 1935 and night mail 1936, the father of the documentary, scotsman. Night mail is a 1936 documentary film about a london, midland and scottish railway lms mail train from london to scotland. Rent a midsummer nights dream 1935 starring james cagney and joe e. A couple whose marriage is on the rocks try to relive the relationships high points in minhal baigs debut, 1 night.
Your customizable and curated collection of the best in trusted news plus coverage of sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health and lifestyle, combined with outlookhotmail, facebook. It was also among the most commercially successful, and remains the film most commonly identified with the movement. The structure of the film updates night mail, some 50 years on. Lili damitas comic performance as a movie extra hired to pose as a wealthy mans wife might have been the main attraction in the 1932 romantic comedy this is the night, but the films main claim to fame today is cary grant in his feature film debut. Blake morrison marvels at night mail books the guardian.
There is a nicely weird scene set at a secret club called oubliette the feel here is a bit eyes wide shut, and near the end, the cinematic conceit flickers to life with a chase through a series. One of the most critically acclaimed and bestloved films produced within the british documentary movement, night mail tells the fascinating story of the travelling post office from euston to glasgow and the workers who operated it. Praise for night film night film has been precisionengineered to be read at high velocity, and its energy would be the envy of any summer blockbuster. Media in category 1935 films the following 42 files are in this category, out of 42 total. Msn outlook, office, skype, bing, breaking news, and. In his voice over commentaries for the general post office film unit documentaries, particularly night mail 1935 and the way to the sea. Night film, the gorgeously written, spellbinding new novel by the dazzlingly inventive marisha pessl, will hold you in suspense until you turn the final page. Media in category 1935 in film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
The midnight hours gained the nickname night mail 2 because many years ago it was screened on tv immediately after the original version, but separated by a commercial break. Night mail, the gpo film units 1936 documentary, seemingly had everything going for it from the start from its directors harry watt and basil wright, narrators john grierson and stuart legg to the poem that wh auden wrote especially for it and the music score composed by a 23yearold benjamin britten the gpo film unit, set up by john grierson in 1933, to take on the responsibilities. Why we fights prelude to war prelude to war was the first film of frank capras why we fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the office of war information owi and george c. A simple and fast way to see what movies are available in the cinemas of the cities of italy without having to open a web browser, simply type in the search bar the name of the city you want to check and in a short time depending on your connection. My darling one, you could not be more wonderful or dear to me.
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