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The fantastic thing about this selection of three films is the discovery of
just how much changed in Britain in the decade between the early 1950s and the early 1960s.It is easy to think that the Fifties were a grey period of gradual emergence from post-war austerity but the contrast between two of these films shot a decade apart is as great if not greater than that between the latter, filmed in 1962, and the present day. The cyclists who dominated the streetscape in the Fifties have all but disappeared and the roads, so empty in the years after the war, are beginning to be jammed with private cars and vans. The great thing about this DVD is that, without any commentary or interpretation, the visual contrast between the films in this clever selection is so evident that it tells us more about our recent history than a simple narrative ever would. - Christain Wolmar writing in "The Oldie" From the filmmaker: Official website | Buy the DVD Tags: all that mighty heart, BTF, London, coronation, 1953 No screenings of ATMH are currently scheduled. Host one yourself!
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