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The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

20011h 17m
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2001

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1h 17m

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This feature documentary is a portrait of Peter Watkins, an Oscar®-winning British filmmaker who, for the past 4 decades, has proved that films can be made without compromise. With the proliferation of TV channels, documentaries are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences seeking an alternative to infotainment. But now documentary filmmaking, too, finds itself constrained by the imperatives of television. However, there is a rebel resisting this uniformity of the spirit. Pre-eminent among today's documentary filmmakers concerned about this mind-numbing standardization, Peter Watkins has never strayed from either his principles or the cause.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Sep 7, 2001
Languages
EnglishFrench
Director
Geoff Bowie
Production
ONF | NFB
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
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