{"product_id":"the-lost-world-of-friese-greene","title":"THE LOST WORLD OF FRIESE-GREENE - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1924 pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene embarked on an intrepid road trip from Land s End to John O'Groats. He recorded his journey on film, using an experimental colour process; the result was a remarkable travelogue called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Open Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Reviewers hailed the film as an amazing success at which audiences would 'gasp with wonder', for, at a time when cinemagoers saw their world only in black and white. Claude's remarkable films were shot in colour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEighty years after Claude's original trip, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have recreated the journey, and in this three-part series Dan Cruickshank retraces Claude's route through the heart of Britain. Drawing fully on Claude's original footage, which has been meticulously restored by the BFI, this wonderful series affords contemporary audiences a vibrant glimpse at life in the 1920s, and a chance to examine not only how much has changed, but also all that has remained the same since that time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn our route through scenic West Country into Wales, up the West coast to Scotland and on to John O'Groats, we hear from a cast of characters - not only relatives and friends of those who appear in Claude's footage, but those who featured in the films as children, and who describe the moving experience of encountering themselves within this beautiful footage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEpisode 1 Land's End to Weston-super-Mare\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 2 Cirencester to Carlisle\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 3 Greta Green to John O'Groats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDVD extras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMore Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Cinematographer Jack Cardiff remembers Friese-Greene, plus extended interviews with those who feature in this series, including grandson of landscape artist Lamoma Birch, and son of legendary Cardiff footballer Hughie Ferguson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 2006 | colour | 177 minutes | Ratio 16:9 | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600830288046,"sku":"BFIVD727","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/The-Lost-World-of-Friese-Greene-Lime-Light-DVD.jpg?v=1754409561","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/the-lost-world-of-friese-greene","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}