The Face of Britain (1935)

Directed by

Paul Rotha

Genre

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

18 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This short documentary shows how the National Grid could help reorganize British industry in the 1930s. It was made for schools and other groups to hire and view.

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What happens

The Face of Britain is a 1935 British short documentary film directed by Paul Rotha for Gaumont-British Instructional. It was sponsored (uncredited) by the Central Electricity Board and included material showing how the newly built National Grid (1928–1933) could play a major role in the necessary reorganisation of British industry. On its release the film, with accompanying teaching notes, was available for private hire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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