Monday 22 October 2018

The national family


Family Portrait (1950)

Directed by Humphrey Jennings this is a short documentary. We see an exploration of Britain past and present.

Essentially this is a propaganda piece celebrating all things British. As a historical record it is fairly interesting and there is something of a poetic nature to the narration. Unfortunately the agenda being pushed here is just a bit to clear and heavy handed for my taste.

3/5

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