Monitor: Summer Film Season

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6th August 1961 Season 4 Episode 26

The Light Fantastic 'Five million people in England go dancing every week' A look at the strange and varied world of the dancers of England, from jive to ballroom, from folk dancing to flamenco. 'That dancing as the subject of cine camera reporting can be compulsive in the extreme was brilliantly demonstrated.... a most encouraging trail-blazing programme' (The Observer) and An Interview with Michelangelo 'A relief to return to the heights of the ingeniously presented interview with Michelangelo' (The Listener) Programme edited and introduced by Huw Wheldon.

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Season 4 · Episode 27

Monitor: Summer Film Season

A selection from the films shown in Monitor over the past two years. In this edition: Katina Paxinou in Athens The great tragic actress performing in the ancient Greek amphitheatre and interviewed with her husband Alexis Minotis actor and leading Greek producer. 'Her exposition of the magic of her craft was both electrifying and illuminating'. (Time and Tide) and Gerard Hoffnung A glimpse at the fantasy world of the musical cartoonist. 'A brilliant exploitation of the camera's capacity to give static objects the dimension of music. Hoffnung's musical instruments danced about the screen...' (Western Mail) Programme edited and introduced by Huw Wheldon.
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