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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

10083

Title

[POETRY RECITALS, HEATON PARK & OTHER SCENES]

Producer

Bryan Shaw

Date

1981-85

Gauge

spr8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

28 mins 51 secs

Description

An elderly man pushes an elderly woman sat in a wheelchair followed by the baptism of Nicola Dawn. The elderly man recites a poem then the family sing Christmas carols while Nicola plays with her toys. Scenic views of mountains and lakes, Mrs Shaw walking the dog and two children play in a yard. A snowy Heaton Park with a frozen boating lake. A windy seafront with large waves crashing onto the promenade. Several generations of the Shaw family at Christmas followed by Mr and Mrs Shaw holding trophies. Nicola does nursery rhymes then Mrs Shaw walks the dog in the countryside The film ends with views of a seaside town and children in a playground on the swings and slide.

 

 



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