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British Films

Reviews of films from the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).

British Films

The Surprising History of Egypt with Terry Jones: continuity of the ancient in the modern with a message about living life to the full

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Phil Grabsky, “The Surprising History of Egypt with Terry Jones” (2002) An entertaining trip into the lives and customs of every-day people of ancient Egypt, with…

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Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts): demonstration that victors write history to flatter themselves and demonise others

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Terry Jones, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts)” (2006) This droll history lesson delivered by former Monty Python member Terry Jones examines the complicated…

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Human, All too Human (Episode 2: Martin Heidegger): survey of Heidegger heavy on his Nazi associations, light on his philosophy and its relevance

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Jeff Morgan, “Human, All too Human (Episode 2: Martin Heidegger)” (1999) Second in the three-part BBC series on “existential” philosophers, this episode concentrates more on Martin…

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Hysteria (dir. Tanya Wexler): a light-hearted giggle that riffs on women’s oppression and choosing between principle and respectability

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Tanya Wexler, “Hysteria” (2011) A romantic comedy very loosely based on historical fact, “Hysteria” purports to tell how Dr Joseph Mortimer Granville invented the world’s first…

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