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2nd British Academy Film Awards
The 2nd British Film Awards, known retroactively as the British Academy Film Awards, were given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) (known then as the British Film Academy) on 29 May 1949, and honoured the best films of 1948. Three new awards were handed out for Best Documentary, Special awards for film and the United Nations Award for the "best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter". British films '' The Fallen Idol'' and ''Hamlet'' received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively. Winners and nominees British films '' The Fallen Idol'' and ''Hamlet'' received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively, and were additionally nominated in both categories; ''Louisiana Story'' received the award for Best Documentary; ''Atomic Physics'' received the Special Award for Film; and the United Nations Award was handed out to '' Atomic Physics'', Hungry Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odeon Leicester Square
The Odeon Luxe Leicester Square is a prominent cinema building in the West End of London. Built in the Art Deco style and completed in 1937, the building has been continually altered in response to developments in cinema technology, and was the first Dolby Cinema in the United Kingdom. The cinema occupies the centre of the eastern side of Leicester Square in London, featuring a black polished granite facade and high tower displaying its name. Blue neon outlines the exterior of the building at night. It was built to be the flagship of Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Cinema chain and still holds that position today. It hosts numerous European and world film premieres, including the annual Royal Film Performance. History The Odeon cinema building was completed by Sir Robert McAlpine in 1937 to the design of Harry Weedon and Andrew Mather on the site of the Turkish baths and the adjoining Alhambra Theatre a large music hall dating from the 1850s. The site cost £550,000, and the cinema to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Of The Antarctic (film)
''Scott of the Antarctic'' is a 1948 British adventure film starring John Mills as Robert Falcon Scott in his ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole. The film more or less faithfully recreates the events that befell the ''Terra Nova'' Expedition in 1912. The film was directed by Charles Frend from screenplay by Ivor Montagu and Walter Meade with "additional dialogue" by the novelist Mary Hayley Bell (Mills' wife). The film score was by Ralph Vaughan Williams, who reworked elements of it into his 1952 ''Sinfonia antartica''. The supporting cast included James Robertson Justice, Derek Bond, Kenneth More, John Gregson, Barry Letts and Christopher Lee. Much of the film was shot in Technicolor at Ealing Studios in London. Landscape and glacier exteriors from the Swiss Alps, Norway, and pre-war stock footage of Graham Land were used but no actual scenes were done in Antarctica. Plot Captain Scott is given the men, but not the funds, to go on a second expedition to the Antarctic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Golden Globe Awards
The 6th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1948 in film, 1948 films, were held on March 16, 1949. Winners Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Picture (tie) ''Johnny Belinda (1948 film), Johnny Belinda'' directed by Jean Negulesco and ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' directed by John Huston Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Best Actor in a Leading Role Laurence Olivier - ''Hamlet (1948 film), Hamlet'' Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress in a Leading Role ''Jane Wyman - Johnny Belinda (1948 film), Johnny Belinda'' Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ''Walter Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Best Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winslow Boy (1948 Film)
''The Winslow Boy'' is a 1948 British drama film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's 1946 play ''The Winslow Boy''. It was made by De Grunwald Productions and distributed by the British Lion Film Corporation. It was directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Anatole de Grunwald with Teddy Baird as associate producer. The adapted screenplay was written by de Grunwald and Rattigan based on Rattigan's play. The music score was by William Alwyn and the cinematography by Freddie Young. The film stars Robert Donat, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Margaret Leighton with Basil Radford, Kathleen Harrison, Francis L. Sullivan, Marie Lohr and Jack Watling (who was also in the original West End theatre production). Also in the cast are Stanley Holloway, Mona Washbourne, Ernest Thesiger, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Lewis Casson, Cyril Ritchard and Dandy Nichols. Neil North, who plays the title role, also appeared in the 1999 film adaptation directed by David Mamet. Background Set against the strict codes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubens (film)
''Rubens'' ( nl, Rubens, schilder en diplomaat) is a 1977 Belgian drama film directed by Roland Verhavert. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Eddy Asselbergs as Olivares * Robert Borremans as Velasquez * Eddie Brugman as Peter Pourbus * Domien De Gruyter as Nicolaas II Rockox * Johan Leysen as Rubens * Ann Petersen as Marie de Medicis * Hugo Van Den Berghe as Adriaen Brouwer * Frans Van den Brande as Hertog van Lerma * Joris Van den Eynde as Filips * André van den Heuvel as Caravaggio * Martin Van Zundert as Richelieu * Lucas Vandervost as Jacob Jordaens See also * List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Belgium has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman McLaren
William Norman McLaren, LL. D. (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish Canadian animator, director and producer known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).Rosenthal, Alan. ''The new documentary in action: a casebook in film making''. University of California Press, 1972. 267-8. Print. He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including hand-drawn animation, drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. McLaren was also an artist and printmaker, and explored his interest in dance in his films. His awards included an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1952 for ''Neighbours'', a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival for '' Rythmetic'' and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for ''Pas de deux''. Early life Norman McLaren was born in Stirling, Scotland, on 11 April 1914. He had two older siblings, one brother, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat Concerto
''The Cat Concerto'' is a 1947 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 29th ''Tom and Jerry'' short, released to theatres on April 26, 1947. It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley, and animation by Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge and Irven Spence and uncredited animation by Don Patterson. Following its release, it was met with critical acclaim, and is considered one of the best Tom and Jerry cartoons. It won the 1946 Oscar for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. In 1994, it was voted #42 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. The short won the duo their fourth consecutive Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, tied with Walt Disney Productions' musical series, the ''Silly Symphonies''. The short also appears in ''Empire'' magazine's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time list as the number 434. Plot In a formal concert, Tom, in a white tie as the soloist, is perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Blasted Kids
''Those Blasted Kids'' or ''Those damned kids'' ( da, De pokkers unger) is a 1947 Danish film based on a play of the same name by Estrid Ott. It was directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, Bjarne Henning-Jensen and was produced by Fleming Lynge. Cast * Henry Nielsen * Tove Maës * Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen * Preben Neergaard * Knud Heglund * Jakob Nielsen * Preben Kaas * Carl Ottosen * Per Buckhøj * Bodil Lindorff * Valsø Holm * Ebbe Langberg * Ole Petersson * Christian Eriksen Christian Dannemann Eriksen (born 14 February 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Denmark national team. He is renowned for his vision, technique, passing, and fr ... References External links * 1940s Danish-language films Films directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen Films directed by Bjarne Henning-Jensen Danish black-and-white films {{Denmark-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Award For Best Documentary
This page lists the winners for the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, formerly known as the Robert Flaherty Documentary Award, for each year. History The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. A theatrical documentary award was presented by the Academy between 1948 and 1990. Documentaries have continued to be honoured with British Academy Television Awards since then and have been eligible in all relevant categories at the Film Awards. In 2012, the Academy re-introduced this category in recognition of the number of high-quality theatrical documentaries released in cinemas in the UK each year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisà
''Paisan'' ( it, Paisà ) is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received numerous national and international prizes. Plot 1st Episode During the Allied invasion of Sicily, an American patrol makes its way to a village at night. Only one of the Americans speaks Italian. Local girl Carmela, who wants to find the whereabouts of her brother and father, agrees to guide the patrol past a German minefield to the seaside. While one of the patrol, Joe, is assigned to keep an eye on Carmela in a castle ruin, the others inspect the area. Despite the language barrier, Joe starts to overcome Carmela's distance. When he is shot by a German sniper, Carmela hides him in the basement of the building. Upon the discovery that Joe has died, she takes his rifle and starts sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked City
''The Naked City'' (aka ''Naked City'') is a 1948 American film noir directed by Jules Dassin, starring Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart and Don Taylor. The film, shot almost entirely on location in New York City, depicts the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. ''Naked City'' received two Academy Awards, one for cinematography for William H. Daniels and another for film editing to Paul Weatherwax. In 2007, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In the late hours of a hot New York summer night, a pair of men subdue and kill Jean Dexter, an ex-model, by knocking her out with chloroform and drowning her in her bathtub. When one of the murderers gets conscience-stricken while drunk, the other kills him and throws his body into the East River. Homicide Detective Lt. Dan Muldoon and his young associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Vincent
''Monsieur Vincent'' is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles such as the Black Death. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as the best foreign language film released in the United States in 1948. The Vatican placed it amongst their list of approved films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature in 1995. Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent. Cast * Pierre Fresnay : Vincent de Paul, priest * Aimé Clariond : Cardinal Richelieu * Jean Debucourt : Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, Count of Joigny * Lise Delamare : Françoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi * Germaine Dermoz : Queen Anne of Austria * Gabrielle Dorziat : President Goussault * Pierre Dux : Chancellor Séguier * Yvonne Gaudeau : Louise de Marillac * Jean Carmet : Father Portail * Michel Bouquet : Tuberculosis sufferer * Gabrielle Fontan : The elder deaf woman of the presbytery of Châ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
