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Ian Breakwell - British Artist's Films

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The third release in the BFI's British Artists' Films series features Ian Breakwell (1943-2005), an artist who worked in many different mediums, with the moving image a constant part of his art-making. Over 30 years of Ian's filmmaking is surveyed. Included are his earliest to-camera readings from his written diaries, excerpts from the diary, the film 'Repertory', his parody of broadcast television 'The News' and the episodes 'Growth' and 'The Walking Man' from Annalogue's Channel Four Television series 'Ian Breakwell's Continuous Diary'. Also included are two works that reflect his love of the alternative theatre traditions of variety, spectacle and illusion - 'Auditorium', and his response to a residency at the BFI National Archive, 'Variety'.

Ian Breakwell - British Artist's Films details

Format:	Ex DVD
Director:	British Artists' Films
Genre:	Special Interest
Studio:	BFI VIDEO

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Ian Breakwell - British Artist's Films	Ex Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	2 hours 7 minutes
Rental release:	28 May 2007
Main languages:	English
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English

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cinema of the absurd

By whitfield (4 reviews) from London , 30 Apr 2009

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i remember seeing films by this artist late at night on Channel 4 in the 80s and have not forgot the strange droning voice overs to idiosyncratic observations of people , places and architecture. This BFI release is a beautifully presented DVD that shows how these short films inspired other comic satirists on Television in particular.The films are generally hypnotic to watch with constant reminders of how absurd the everyday is . My favourite is an unflinching observation of an audience watching an entertainment. You may get the urge to fast forward but its hard to resist this most radical of Jacques Tati-esque British filmakers.
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By harleycloud (1 review) , 21 Jul 2012

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This 'film' is worse than any year-one Media Studies student's effort and the awful fact is that it received Arts Council funding and support.
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cinema of the absurd

By whitfield (4 reviews) from London , 30 Apr 2009

i remember seeing films by this artist late at night on Channel 4 in the 80s and have not forgot the strange droning voice overs to idiosyncratic observations of people , places and architecture. This BFI release is a beautifully presented DVD that shows how these short films inspired other comic satirists on Television in particular.The films are generally hypnotic to watch with constant reminders of how absurd the everyday is . My favourite is an unflinching observation of an audience watching an entertainment. You may get the urge to fast forward but its hard to resist this most radical of Jacques Tati-esque British filmakers.
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