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简介:http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_107.html Intheearliestyearsofthetwentiethcentury,enterprisingtravelingshowmeninthenorthofEnglandhiredpioneerfilmmakersSagarMitchellandJamesKenyontoshootfootageoflocalpeoplegoingabouttheireverydayactivities.Thesefilmswouldbeshownlateratnearbyfairgrounds,townhallsandneighborhoodtheaters.Workers,schoolchildren,sportsfansandseasidevacationersallflockedtoseethemselvesmiraculouslycapturedonscreen! TheastonishingdiscoveryoftheoriginalMitchell&KenyonnegativesinBlackburn-inabasementabouttobedemolished-hasbeendescribedasfilmsequivalentofTutankhamenstomb.PreservedandrestoredbytheBFINationalFilmandTelevisionArchiveincollaborationwiththeUniversityofSheffieldNationalFairgroundArchiveandfeaturingahauntinglybeautifulscorebyInTheNursery,thistreasuretroveofextraordinaryfootageprovidesanunparalleledrecordofeverydaylifeintheyearsbeforeWorldWarI.Mesmerizingscenesoftrolleycarsandcrowdedstreets,soccermatches,temperanceparades,throngsofworkersleavingthefactoryandamyriadofsimplepleasurestransportustoanother-lost-world.TheeffectisasifH.G.Wells'marveloustimemachinehadcometolife. Themainfeatureisbrokenupintofivethemesasdetailedbelow.Therearetwotracksavailablefortheaudio.ThefirstincludesadetailedandinformativecommentarybyVanessaToulminfromtheUniversityofSheffield.Thesecondisjustthescore. 1)Youth&Education #AudleyRangeSchool,Blackburn(c.1904) #SpecialMarchPastofSt.Joseph'sScholarsandSpecialParadeofSt.Matthew'sPupils,Blackburn(1905) #MorecambeChurchLads'BrigadeatDrill(1901) #UniversityProcessiononDegreeDay,Birmingham(1901) 2)TheAnglo-BoerWar #TorpedoFlotillavisittoManchester(1901) #LordRoberts'visittoManchester(1901) #LieutenantCliveWilsonandtheTranbyDroftParty,Hull(1902) #OpeningoftheDrillHallinAccringtonbyGeneralBaden-Powell(1904) #ASneakyBoer(1901) 3)Workers #MessrsLumb&Coleavingtheworks,Huddersfield(1900) #PendleburyColliery(1901) #20,000EmployeesenteringLordArmstrong'sElswickWorks,Newcastle-under-Lyme(1900) #AlfredButterworth&Sons,GlebeMills,Hollinwood(1901) #ParkgateIronandSteelCo,Rotherham(1901) #NorthSeaFisheries,NorthShields(1901) #CunardVesselatLiverpool(c.1901) 4)HighDays&Holidays #WhitsuntideFairatPreston(1906) #ManchesterBandofHopeProcession(1901) #BlackpoolVictoriaPier(1904) #LeedsAthletic&CyclingClubCarnival(1902) #DewsburyvManningham(1902) #Sedgwick'sBioscopeShowFront(1901) #TheGreatLocalDerby:AccrigtonvChurchCricketMatch(1902) #HalifaxCatholicProcession(C.1905) #BurnleyvManchesterUnited(1902) #ShefieldUnitedvBury(1902) #PrestonEggRolling(c.1901) 5)People&Places #LivinginWigan(1902) #TramrideintoHalifax(1902) #ElectrictramridesfromForsterSquare,Bradford(1902) #JamaicaStreet,Glasgow(1901) #RideonthetramcarthroughBelfast(1901) #WexfordBullRing(1902) #ManchesterStreetScene(1901) #PanoramicviewoftheMorecambeSeaFront(1901) DVDExtras #InterviewWithVanessaToulminfromtheNaionalFairgroundArchiveatSheffieldUniversity #PicturesofCrowdSplendourvideointroductionbyTomGunning,UniversityofChicago #Featuretteontherestorationofthefilms.…