MOLLY DINEEN VOL.1: HOME FROM THE HILL - DVD

THE MOLLY DINEEN COLLECTION VOLUME ONE

Home from the Hill | My African Farm | Heart of the Angel | In the Company of Men

Molly Dineen is one of Britain's most acclaimed contemporary documentary filmmakers, known for her intimate and probing portraits of British individuals and institutions, and recipient of numerous accolades, including BAFTA, Grierson and RTS awards for documentary. This is the first of three volumes that bring all of her films to DVD.

Home from the Hill (1987): Dineen's much-loved debut follows charismatic Colonel Hilary Hook, an elderly retired soldier, as he returns from Kenya to Britain.
My African Farm (1988): Dineen returns to Kenya and to the home of Sylvia Richardson, building a complex and uncompromising portrait of an unswerving stalwart of British colonialism
Heart of the Angel (1989): Capturing life in one of London's busiest underground stations, this account of staff's struggles to cope with the great British travelling public is filled with humour and pathos
In the Company of Men (1995): In this three-part series we join Major Crispin Black and his men in The Prince of Wales's Company of the Welsh Guards during a final tour of duty in pre-ceasefire Northern Ireland

Special features

• Home from the Hill: Director's Cut National Film and Television School version (1985,55 mins): the original, award-winning version of Dineen's debut
• Interview with Molly Dineen on the making of Home from the Hill and My African Farm, featuring editor Edward Roberts (2011, 20 mins)
• Unseen footage from Heart of the Angel (2010, 11 mins): featuring an introduction and commentary by Molly Dineen
• Interview with Molly Dineen and Major Crispin Black on the making of In the Company of Men (2011, 20 mins)
• Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays and notes and featuring contributions from Eddie Mirzoeff and Stella Bruzzi

UK | 1987 - 1995 | colour | English language | 300 minutes | DVD9 x 2 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) | Region 0 DVD