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 91Èȱ¬ FOUR Winter/Spring 2006
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91Èȱ¬ FOUR -
Winter/Spring 2006
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Silent Cinema Season
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91Èȱ¬ FOUR celebrates silent cinema with a season led by silent comedy fan Paul Merton, who shares his passion and his knowledge of comic geniuses Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and Harold Lloyd.
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In Paul Merton's Silent Clowns, the highest-quality film archive and many lost visual gags are shown in a new light as Paul deconstructs the comedians' art.
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In Silent Britain Matthew Sweet, author of the acclaimed Shepperton Babylon, which claimed that early British cinema rivalled Hollywood, explores the roots of the industry.
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On his journey he meets archivists, screenwriters, a silent film pianist and a veteran cinematographer to give an overview of how innovative and glorious the often forgotten early British silent films were.
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Holmfirth – The Original Hollywood (working title) focusses on one West Yorkshire family that became major players in the film-making business long before Hollywood dominated the scene.
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The pioneering days of James Bamforth, an enterprising painter and decorator in the late 1800s, are explored by his descendents.
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Holmfirth, better known today as the set for the 91Èȱ¬'s Last Of The Summer Wine, could have become the centre of Britain's film industry had fate been kinder to the Bamforth dynasty.
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A new and poignant drama by Neil Brand, Stan, explores the last farewell between comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
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It's 1957 and Stan receives a call he has been dreading. His comedy partner Oliver is dying after a massive stroke, which took away his speech and almost all his movement, and now he has been summoned to say goodbye. Ìý
Paul Merton's Silent Clowns – A 91Èȱ¬ production.
Silent Britain – A 91Èȱ¬ production.
Holmfirth – The Original Hollywood – A Firefly production.
Stan – A 91Èȱ¬ production.
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