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2006

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	A Canterbury tale / Eagle-Lion Distributors, Ltd. ; a production of the Archers ; Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger present ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ; Independent Film Distributors, Ltd.
Edition:	Special edition double-disc set.
Publisher, Date:	[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2006.
Description:	2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). plastic 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Summary:	A Canterbury tale: During a blackout, three train passengers arrive at Chillingbourne in Kent. Londoner Alison Smith is a feisty representative of the Women's Land Army (aka the "land girls"). Bob Johnson is an American soldier whose intended destination was Canterbury. Peter Gibbs is a classical music student who worked in peacetime as a cinema organist. As they make their way through the village, Alison has something poured on to her hair by an unseen attacker. She is the latest victim of the Glue Man, a nocturnal rogue who harasses young women who date American soldiers. She, along with Bob and Peter, vow to track him down. Ostensibly a mystery, the film is principally a portrait of the bucolic English countryside during wartime. A pilgrim's return: A 20-minute interview with John Sweet on first visit back to Canterbury since the making of A Canterbury Tale in which Sweet talks about making the film, its enduring popularity, and its effect on his life since. A Canterbury trial: In 2005, the centennial of Michael Powell' s birth, documentary filmmaker David Thompson shot footage chronicling an annual walking tour, organized by Steve Crook of the Powell & Pressburger Appreciation Society and led by local historian Paul Tritton, around the Kent countryside revisiting the locations of A Canterbury Tale as well as sites from Powell' s childhood. Listening to Britain: This seven minute video piece, inspired by Burgin's experience of returning to Britain in the immediate aftermath of September 11, Humphrey Jennings' World War II documentary of the same name and Powell and Pressburger's A Canterbury Tale, was originally presented as an art gallery installation and is designed to run as a continuous loop in a dark room. With no definable beginning, middle and end, this work mixes various elements, including landscape footage of locations from A Canterbury Tale and new shots of the same scenery to create a filmic painting intended to inspire viewers to think of the previous time England's stability was under threat. Listen to Britain: This British propaganda short film, a poetic treatment, using no narration, of the British people during World War II, features a tapestry of sound and image interspersed with scenes of British preparedness and tranquility and national unity.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
Series:	The Criterion Collection ; 341 Criterion collection ; 341.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Drama. Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- England -- Drama. Travelers -- England -- Drama. Country life -- England -- Drama. England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama. Kent (England) -- Drama.
Genre:	Detective and mystery films. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Films for the hearing impaired. Melodramas (Drama)
Other Author:	Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Portman, Eric, 1901-1969, actor. Sim, Sheila, 1922-2016, actor. Price, Dennis, 1915-1973, actor. Sweet, John, 1916-2011, actor, interviewee. Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987, actor. Hawtrey, Charles, 1914-1988, actor. Petrie, Hay, 1895-1948, actor. Merritt, George, 1890-1977, actor. Rigby, Edward, 1879-1951, actor. Jackson, Freda, 1909-1990, actor. Makeham, Eliot, 1882-1956, actor. Hillier, Erwin, 1911-2005, cinematographer. Gray, Allan, 1902-1973, composer. Goehr, Walter, conductor. Seabourne, John, editor of moving image work. Fuller, Graham, 1956- writer of accompanying material. Bagh, Peter von, 1943-2014, writer of accompanying material. Burgin, Victor, artist. Burton, Nick, 1950-2006, film producer, interviewer. McMillan, Eddie, film producer, interviewer. Thompson, David, 1955 December 6- film director, editor of moving image work. Tritton, Paul, participant. Crook, Stephen J. S., 1954- participant. Jennings, Humphrey, film director, editor of moving image work. Dalrymple, Ian, 1903-1989, film producer. Eagle-Lion Films, Inc., film distributor. Independent Film Distributors, Ltd., production company. Archers (Firm), production company. Perigrinus Productions, production company. Great Britain. Crown Film Unit, production company. Janus Films, film distributor. Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
Other Title:	Pilgrim's return. Canterbury trail. Listening to Britain. Listen to Britain.
Notes:	A Canterbury tale: Originally produced as a British film in 1944. A pilgrim's return: Originally produced as a documentary film in 2001. A Canterbury trail: Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006. Listeninging to Britain: Originally produced in 2001. Listen to Britain: Originally released as a short documentary film in 1942. Disc 2: the supplements: Sheila Sim interview [featurette] (20 min.); A pilgrim's return, a documentary about John Sweet, by Nick Burton and Eddie McMillan [featurette] (23 min.); A Canterbury trail, a documentary visiting the film locations, by David Thompson [featurette] (24 min.); Listen to Britain, a 2001 video-installation piece inspired by A Canterbury Tale, by artist Victor Burgin [featurette] (7 min.); Listen to Britain, a 1942 documentary by Humphrey Jennings [featurette] (19 min.). Booklet includes essays "A Canterbury Tale: 'Glorious, isn't it?'" by Graham Fuller, "A tribute" by Peter von Bagh, and "The Making of A Canterbury tale" by John Sweet. A Canterbury Tale: Filmed on location in Canterbury and surrounding villages in the county of Kent, England. A pilgrim's return: Filmed on location in Canterbury. A Canterbury trail: Filmed on location in the villages of Chilham, Fordwich, Shottenden, Wickhambreux, Wingham, and the city of Canterbury. A Canterbury tale: Photographed by Erwin Hillier ; edited by John Seabourne ; music composed by Allan Gray ; conducted by Walter Goehr ; production designed by Alfred Junge ; period advisor, Herbert Norris. A Canterbury trail: Filmed by David Thompson ; edited by Melanie Quigley. Listen to Britain: Photographed by H.E. Fowle ; edited by Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister. A Canterbury tale: Narrator/Seven Sisters soldier/village idiot: Esmond Knight : cast: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, Sergeant John Sweet (U.S. Army), Charles Hawtrey, Hay Petrie, George Merritt, Edward Rigby, Freda Jackson, Betty Jardine, Eliot Makeham, Harvey Golden, Leonard Smith, James Tamsitt, David Todd. A pilgrim's return: Interviewer, Nick Burton ; interviewee, John Sweet. A Canterbury trial: Paul Tritton, Steve Crook. DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; aspect ratio 1:33:1. In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Contents:	Prologue -- "Next stop, Canterbury" -- Mr. Colpeper -- Hand of glory -- Wheelwright -- "Things don't always add up" -- Landgirl -- Colpeper's lecture -- Village mystery -- Sticks and stones -- Salvage mission -- Miracles -- Higher courts -- "Always an organist" -- Caravan -- Heavenly messenger -- End credits -- Color bars A pilgrim's return / a film by Nick Burton & Eddie McMillan ; Perigrinus Productions A Canterbury trail / filmed and directed by David Thompson Listening to Britain Listen to Britain / released by Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures, Washington, D.C. ; produced by the Crown Film Unit ; producer, Ian Dalrymple ; directed and edited by Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister
ISBN:	1559409878 9781559409872
Publisher Number:	CC1639D
Other Number:	70785037
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	956245
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Call Number:	DVD MOVIE Canterbu

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