Listen to Britain
(1942)
Directed by Humphrey
Jennings and Stewart McAllister the film has a foreword spoken by
Leonard Brockington. Various clips of Britain during the second world
war are put together.
The premise of this
film is very simple, a collection of clips that capture the sound and
experience of living in Britain at the time. While there is no plot
or story there is something charming about the way the film captures
a time and place so well, with such variety. Obviously this film was
made as propaganda but is as far as possible from being the type that
shoves something down your throat which is why it works so well.
4/5
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