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This collection features a selection of films by British documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings. Best known for brilliantly observing the effects of the Blitz on London, Jennings films are passionate, patriotic insights into the British people as they coped with the disastrous bombing. Though often dealing with violence, he imbued the haunting images with a sense of weird beauty.
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EAN5035673011201
eBay Product ID (ePID)113772847
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Film/TV TitleThe Complete Humphrey Jennings Collection Vol.2-Fires Were Started
Release Year2012
FormatBluraydvd
LanguageEnglish
Features'This Is England' (1941): alternate cut of 'The Heart of Britain'\'I Was a Fireman' (1943): Jenning's original cut of 'Fires Were Started'\Illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays, film notes, and biography
GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies
Run Time200 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificateE
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Number of Discs2
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Complete Humphrey Jennings Collection Vol.2 - Fires Were Started
British war films at their best have an understated, almost documentary style; the Cruel Sea, Ice Cold in Alex, the Battle of Britain or A Bridge Too Far, for example. Fires Were Started and The Silent Village may be the wellspring of this style - apparent documentaries that were in fact scripted and acted. Jennings’ brilliance lies in the way he blurs any boundaries between fact and fiction, years before this style became popular. And importantly, he works not just with actors, but largely with ordinary people who he has encouraged to be invested in the project - and it shows! Beautifully filmed, a timeless record of ordinary Britons fighting evil in their own modest way.
This video is about the Auxiliary Fire Service in London during WW II and the Blitz during one nights raid in the City. Story line and Character development are good.