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Plus this video includes two monologues, performed by Billie Whitelaw and Emilia Fox, written for the original transmission of Shooting The Past.
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Excellent performances from Spall and Duncan -- The Independant
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70 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
if i could choose one tv series to watch over and over again until my dying day it would be Shooting the Past. Poliakoff is an absolute master of beauty and atmospheric tension and i adore this series to death. it combines all my favourite things - photos, old paris, murders (you'll know what i mean),memories and the stories that go with fotos. The music is absolutely beautiful and sends shivers down my spine just thinking of it. It is so perectly in time with the story that you would think it was magic. i have not one bad word to say about this film, and it wil be a treasure that will stay with me for always, inspiring me to never give up, no matter how bad the situation seems.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
I was lying on the couch one night watching TV looking for something to watch. I flicked onto BBC2 and heard that Shooting The Past was about to start. As there was nothing else on (and as i thought it was a history documentary) I started to watch.
Within a few seconds I was engrossed. Firstly by the sound-track and then by the amazing quality of story and acting. Timothy Spall is perfect in the role of Oswald. All the other actors are perfectly suited to thier charachters.
The story is hard to describe so i wont bother trying. Its something you have to watch and experience.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By CB
Format:DVD
I have just one thing to add to these thoroughly deserved unanimously glowing reports and it is an important piece of practical advice. Do not start watching this DVD if you do not have a clear three hours or so in front of you. Once you start watching you will have to finish!
Absolutely compelling and highly recommended. A beautiful film.
Absolutely compelling and highly recommended. A beautiful film.
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Been looking for this for ages
And I found it XXXXXXXXXXX Thankyou, arrived very quickly
Well packaged as always. and now for a few more words
Well packaged as always. and now for a few more words
Published 12 days ago by janetfrost
5.0 out of 5 stars
Words are not enough...
Shown on TV in three episodes, but made to cinema quality, this, in my opinion, is the real jewel in the crown of writer and director Stephen Poliakoff. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Mr. P. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well.. Not always a fan of Steven P but...
Know that Lindsay Duncan and Timothy Spaull are amazing exponents of his work, and this beautifully crafty mini series is superb. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lesley Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ho-Hum
This series was tedious, and I never much cared about most of the people who managed the photographic archives. Read more
Published 1 month ago by richievee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Poliokoff at his best!
Mesmerising, emotional & deeply thought provoking. After viewing this you will never look at a photograph in the same way again- ever. I watched this on T.V. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Lee Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars
The reviews I read for this were very good
Shooting the Past theme is a little bit different. The idea that photos can uncover events in family history was novel. I enjoyed it and will definitely watch again some time.
Published 2 months ago by Suzanne Stone
4.0 out of 5 stars
Touching Story
A clever and intriguing story brilliantly acted and filmed. Timothy Spall is outstanding in this moving story with Lindsay Duncan
Published 2 months ago by Christian Knighton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
A most unusual, but terrific drama. I saw it first on TV, and had to purchase it when I saw it on Amazon. The acting is superb. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dorothy Lockton
5.0 out of 5 stars
poliakoff....say no more !
loved this when it was first shown on tv. so pleased that it is now available on dvd so that i can fully explore poliakoff's multi-layering. just wonderful.
Published 3 months ago by Pat Garrett
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Meaningful Drama on DVD
I had this drama on VHS and I had always wanted to own the DVD. It is a great play and it is so easy to slip into the world of this archival foundation and empathise witht eh two... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Derek
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