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| Land Of Promise: The British Documentary Movement 1930-1950 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Paul Rotha, Arthur Elton, Humphrey Jennings, Ruby Grierson, Basil Wright
Studio: Bfi Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £34.99
Buy New: £25.98
You Save: £9.01 (26%)
New (4) from £25.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2635
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Colour, Pal
Rating: Exempt
Running Time: 720 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.4
EAN: 5035673007563
ASIN: B0015DLZVY
Theatrical Release Date: 1930
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Outstanding collection of British documentaries from the 1930s and 1940s August 29, 2008
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Land of Promise is an outstanding box set of 4 DVDs containing 40 key British documentaries made between 1930 and 1950. Presented chronologically, the films cover a broad range of social and industrial topics: problems faced by the working class; education and schools; industrialisation and skills; morale-boosting advice for Britons at war. Not all the films have a bold scope, for example Humphrey Jennings's 1937 colour short "Farewell Topsails" simply, and artistically, covers the last voyages of commercial sailing ships transporting extracted kaolin from Cornwall. Documentaries about British life during World War II are especially well represented. The accompanying 92 page booklet is well illustrated and informative.
In Land of Promise, the BFI have put together a treasure trove that will delight anyone interested in the history of film, documentaries or Britain.
An incredible release. April 26, 2008
53 out of 55 found this review helpful
Only April and already we have THE finest DVD release of the year (although Fremantle's "Absolutely Everything" box comes close!). Would/could any company other than the BFI lavish this kind of care and attention on such a wide range of rarely seen films? Painfully nostalgic and of immense social importance the films in this set are a history lesson in a box and the superb content is matched only by the packaging and book that is included with the release. A sturdy box houses a fold out digipack (please use thin-paks next time BFI) and it's accompanying book. Don't be fooled by descriptions of this as a "booklet", it is a substantial piece in it's own right - something anyone interested in the subject would be happy to pay 5+ for on it's own and for what you get the set as a whole is bargain-priced even at full RRP. Even the mighty Criterion would struggle to match the quality and assurance of this staggering release. Highly recommended (as is their "Free Cinema" release).
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