Fires Were Started (#89)
For Screen and Country
English - August 17, 2020 03:01 - 1 hour - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week, the guys return to the list with a very different type of film: Humphrey Jennings' docudrama about firefighters during the Blitz in WWII - Fires Were Started. The guys appreciate the way in which the film shifts its focus evenly between the firefighters and the operators in the office, they talk about the many ways in which the film subverts the 'propaganda' genre, they discuss the use of music through cameraderie, Brendan somehow compares the film to Ladder 49 and The 15:17 to Paris and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Fires Were Started stars William Sansom, George Gravett, Phillip Wilson-Dickson, Fred Griffiths and Johnny Houghton; directed by Humphrey Jennings.
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This week, the guys return to the list with a very different type of film: Humphrey Jennings' docudrama about firefighters during the Blitz in WWII - Fires Were Started. The guys appreciate the way in which the film shifts its focus evenly between the firefighters and the operators in the office, they talk about the many ways in which the film subverts the 'propaganda' genre, they discuss the use of music through cameraderie, Brendan somehow compares the film to Ladder 49 and The 15:17 to Paris and much more. The guys also roll the dice to find out what they'll be watching next week. Join us, won't you? Full List: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFI_Top_100_British_films Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bfi_pod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://www.instagram.com/mariahhx) Fires Were Started stars William Sansom, George Gravett, Phillip Wilson-Dickson, Fred Griffiths and Johnny Houghton; directed by Humphrey Jennings.
Is It Streaming?
USA: N/A
Canada: N/A
UK: available to rent on Apple TV
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices