UID:
kobvindex_ZLB14090708
Format:
ca. 76 Min.
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NTSC
Content:
With the current proliferation of TV channels, documentaries are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences seeking an alternative to infotainment. But now documentary filmmaking, too, finds itself constrained by the imperatives of television. The chief culprit is the so-called 'universal clock', a straitjacket that imposes theme and running-time restrictions to meet the demands of the global market. However, there is a rebel resisting this uniformity of the spirit. His name is Peter Watkins, he is British, and for the last three decades he has proven that films may be made without compromise... The stakes: images that will flash across television screens in homes throughout the world. The strategy: to produce a commodity that can be adapted to the greatest number of countries, with the least regard for regional or cultural particularities. This is admitted with an almost unconcealed cynicism, such is the supremacy of the decision-makers in the world of television. How, then, do we regain our liberty as television viewers? How can we reverse the trend and impose a true diversity of choice? Perhaps by reviving the spirit of resistance that drove the rebellious Communards of 1871, as suggested by that permanent rebel, the great Peter Watkins. (Geoff Bowie, NFB-ONF)
Note:
Bonus: Discussion guide; Peter Watkins biography
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Engl., franz. mit engl. Untertiteln ; closed captioned
In:
La commune (Paris, 1871) : [DVD Video], [New York, NY], [S.l.], [ca. 2006], (2006)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Watkins, Peter
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Filmarbeit
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Fernsehprogramm
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Globalisierung
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DVD-Video
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Dreharbeit
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
Author information:
Watkins, Peter
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