Film Record: Gaiety of Nations, The

Image from The Gaiety of Nations via EAFA.

Identifier:

• 2681 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive)

Date produced: 1929

Filmmaker(s):

George Sewell

J.H. Ahern

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:11:37

Length:

350 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"An impressionistic, experimental film commenting on politics in Europe and the United States with references to the First World War, food shortages, the Weimar Republic, the world economy and the Wall Street Crash. Uses a mixture of animated silhouette and live action" (EAFA Database).

Resources:

IAC Film Library Catalogue (Silent and Sound). Institute of Amateur Cinematographers, 1975.

Club Affiliation:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers

Subjects:

• Politics

Genre:

• Experimental

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive

Video Link:

• eafa.org.uk

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