
1951
A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment in words, music and paintings”. Four films were made in this series for the BFI’s Telekinema at the Festival of Britain, combining some of the best contemporary illustrators and artists with a diverse range of verse. The readers are also of some pedigree, with Michael Redgrave, Stanley Holloway and Eric Portman adding their names to the bill.

Eric Portman
Narrator

Fools of Fashion

Premiere

The Wine of Life

Southern Love

The Younger Brother

Silks and Satins

The Silent Lover

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)

The Girl from Gay Paree

Sail Into Danger

The Fruitful Vine

Her Code of Honor

The First Born

The Innocents of Chicago

Everything Happens to Me

Tin Gods

Soulmate

Stormswept

Crime Over London

Cardinal Wolsey