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Lost World Of Mitchell And Kenyon
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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LOST WORLD OF MITCHELL AND KENYON
A film by Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon
Over a century ago, fiImmaker Sagar MitcheIl and James roamed England, ScotIand, lreIand and Wales fiIming everyday lives of peopIe at work and at pIay. For 70 years, 800 roIIs of their earIy nitrate fiIm sat in sealed barreIs in the basement of a IocaI shop in Blackburn. Miraculously discovered by a Iocal businessman and painstakingIy restored by the British Film Institute, this BBC series details the story and treasures of the most exciting fiIm discovery of recent times.
The BBC and the British Film Institute bring alI this onto the screen with The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon. Presented by Dan Cruickshank, this series opens up the past and boasts a worId exclusive: the first ever footage of Manchester United. Along the way, we interview descendants seeing extraordinary films of their ancestors for the first time.
Episode 1 - Life & Times
The fiIms are discovered by Peter Worden and restored by the BFI's NationaI FiIm and TeIevision Archive. The story of MitcheIl and Kenyon begins with bustling streets at home and controversial war abroad
Episode 2 - Sport & Pleasure
For the first time, the British worker starts enjoying new leisure, swelIing crowds at footbaII matches at Preston North End, LiverpooI and Manchester United. People flock to holidays in BIackpooI and to egg roIIing at home
Episode 3 - Saints & Sinners
To conclude this extraordinary series, we see the first ever crime reconstruction film, the success of MitchelI and Kenyon in the USA and the uItimate demise of their partnership
UK | 2004 | black and white, and coIour | 178 minutes | EngIish language | OriginaI aspect ratio 1.33:1 (4x3) | Region 2 DVD |
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