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In Search of David Jones: Artist, Soldier, Poet

In Search of David Jones: Artist, Soldier, Poet

2008Movie⏱️ 49m
Documentary

Images of David Jones, his numerous war drawings and other works are interwoven with footage of First World War battle-sites as we hear about his time in the trenches, his work with the artist Eric Gill, his spiritual development ...

Director
Derek Shiel
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
February 27, 2009
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
London, England, UK

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Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

An excellent film.
by londonculture2013-03-25

"I attended a showing at the Imperial War Museum and was impressed by the thoughtfulness and high quality of Derek Shiel's film. In less than an hour it not only explained more about its subject and David Jones's contribution to the artistic record of the First World War than I had been aware of before, but also more about the relationship between poetry and art – any poetry and any art – than, certainly, I at least had known before. It's an excellent film and it was fascinating to see that the contributors to it include not only Rowan Williams, thinking about David Jones as dee..."

📖 Synopsis

Images of David Jones, his numerous war drawings and other works are interwoven with footage of First World War battle-sites as we hear about his time in the trenches, his work with the artist Eric Gill, his spiritual development ...