2013 · 59 min · dokumentalny

Edwardian Insects on Film

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: John Holdsworth

Główne role: Charlie Hamilton-James jako Self - Presenter (as Charlie Hamilton James), David Attenborough jako David Attenborough, Tim Boon jako Self - Science Museum, London (as Dr Tim Boon), David Cleveland jako Self - Film Archivist, Tim Cockerill jako Self - Entomologist (as Dr Tim Cockerill), Bryony Dixon jako Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI

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