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1977-2002

Colour

Language(s): English

Published/distributed by BFI

ISBN/EAN: 5035673006467

Ratio 1.33:1

Region 2

Price: £10.99
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William Raban: British Artists' Films

Raban, William

The BFI's British Artists' Films series produced in partnership with arts documentary producers Illuminations and Arts Council England features a wide selection of important film and video work by British artists from the last thirty years.

A leading figure in his field, whose work ranges from multi-screen gallery pieces to perfectly-crafted short films, William Raban is the focus for the first in a new series of British Artists' Films released by BFI Video. Raban's particular interests - the City of London and the British landscape - are in the tradition of the romantic landscape painters.

The DVD features five films written, produced, photographed, edited and directed by William Raban: Thames Barrier, Fergus Walking, A13, MM and the acclaimed Thames Film, filmed from a boat drifting downstream and narrated by actor John Hurt. The films show Raban's continuing explorations of the formal properties of film itself and his immediate surroundings: East London and the River Thames.

Extras
* theFrame - William Raban (2003, 29 mins) William Raban talks about the inspiration behind his work and some of the techniques involved. Illustrated by clips from 12 films
* Sleeve notes - on Thames Film - by Peter Ackroyd, novelist, critic and author of London: The Biography

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