1992x11 Leonora Carrington and the House of Fear Episode overview
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1992 Dec 10
An English debutante's journey from a gothic mansion in Lancashire to Paris at the height of the surrealist movement, into a lunatic asylum in Spain, and finally to Mexico City. .. show full overview
An English debutante's journey from a gothic mansion in Lancashire to Paris at the height of the surrealist movement, into a lunatic asylum in Spain, and finally to Mexico City. Publication of her short stories and a successful touring exhibition of her paintings, she steadfastly refused to return to England.
For six decades, Horst P Horst has been revered as one of the world's greatest photographers. For Conde Nast and Vogue he catalogued the 1930s, an age of elegance, gaiety and art, when .. show full overview
For six decades, Horst P Horst has been revered as one of the world's greatest photographers. For Conde Nast and Vogue he catalogued the 1930s, an age of elegance, gaiety and art, when his intimate friends included Salvador Dali, Marlene Dietrich ,Jean Cocteau , Greta Garbo and Coco Chanel. His stylised black and white photographs now sell as collectors' items in galleries around the world and were the basis for Madonna's video, Vogue. At 87, Horst is still at work at his home in Oyster Bay, New York. In this programme Gerald Scarfe pays tribute to Horst, with contributions from Paloma Picasso, Karl Lagerfeld , Bruce Weber ,
Horst's favourite model Lisa
Fonssagrives-Penn, Suzy Menkes and Jean Marais. Director Gerald Scarfe
First of a two-part profile of great American film director John Ford. In part one, Omnibus traces his remarkable career which began in the silent movie era with films like The Iron .. show full overview
First of a two-part profile of great American film director John Ford. In part one, Omnibus traces his remarkable career which began in the silent movie era with films like The Iron Horse through classics such as Stagecoach and The Grapes of Wrath, to his extraordinary Second World War documentary Battle of Midway. Presented by British film director and Ford expert Lindsay Anderson, with contributions from John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, and Roddy McDowall.
Conclusion of the two-part profile. After the Second World War, Ford's films included They Were Expendable, My Darling Clementine, the famous "cavalry trilogy" and The Quiet Man, for .. show full overview
Conclusion of the two-part profile. After the Second World War, Ford's films included They Were Expendable, My Darling Clementine, the famous "cavalry trilogy" and The Quiet Man, for which he won yet another Oscar. British film director and Ford expert Lindsay Anderson, who narrates the programme, gives his own critical appraisal and discusses their long friendship. James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr, and grandson and biographer Dan Ford are among those who talk about Ford's later career.
