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In 1897 Queen Victoria celebrated her 60th year as monarch. A spectacular event was staged in London with a processional route lined with troops from all corners of the Empire and millions of the Queen's subjects. It was the media event of the decade, and the pioneer filmmakers fought for the best positions. A large number of their films survive and are preserved in the BFI National Archive, including this sequence which has been restored with its original tinting. Look out for Queen Victoria herself, sitting under a white parasol in the final carriage, drawn by no less than eight horses (1:40). 'A Royal Occasion: From Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II' is available now on BFI DVD - www.amazon.co.uk Queen Victoria's...
The COI Collection Volume 7: The Queen On Tour is available now on 2-disc BFI DVD - amzn.to This collection marks the Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a wealth of rare royal films made between 1954 and 1971. As the government's publicity agency, the COI was the natural choice to produce the 'official' record of royal tours and state visits during the post-war period. This extract from 'Sierra Leone Greets the Queen' details the royal party's arrival in the capital city Freetown. Sierra Leone...
You don't get much cosier than this fireside idyll, complete with crumpets, slippers and great-great-great grandmother's warming pan; so beguiling is the setting that the viewer will barely notice they are watching a commercial for Maypole Tea. By the Fireside...
A raucous group of senior citizens swap London for the Essex coast. This charming silent film charts a pre-war day trip to Southend-on-Sea, taken by a group of London pensioners who gather outside the Broadway Cinema, Walham Green. Book-ended by a cavalcade of buses taking the happy tourists to and from their destination, this film is filled with a bawdy knees-up spirit. It's all there, from ice creams and sticks of rock to people dancing on the promenade, dressed to the nines, high on life, the sea air and possibly a beer or three. This riotous time capsule is over all too soon and you get the feeling that the holiday was too. (Amanda Boxford) You can see over 2000 other titles from the BFI National Archive free in BFI Mediatheques around the UK - www.bfi.org.uk Old Age...
Classic comedy or early horror? A sleepy traveller finds taking his clothes off more difficult than usual in this beautifully timed treat from British trick film pioneer WR Booth. Do you find it funny or unnerving? Contemporary opinion was apparently divided. You can see over 2000 other titles from the BFI National Archive free in BFI Mediatheques around the UK - www.bfi.org.uk Undressing...
A thinly-veiled retelling of the Titanic disaster - direct reference to which was forbidden by the White Star Line - EA Dupont's 1929 epic 'Atlantic' was among the earliest British sound films and the first produced in multiple languages (English, German, and later French). This extract from the English version features Madeleine Carroll in her first sound role. You can see the complete film and over 2000 other titles free in BFI Mediatheques around the UK - www.bfi.org.uk Atlantic (1929) -...

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