
A London Trilogy - The Films Of St Etienne 2003-2007 DVD (import)
From a beautifully conceived film poem and an imaginative exploration of the Lower Lea Valley to an uplifting documentary about a London landmark, this collaboration between beloved electronic indie trio Saint Etienne and filmmaker Paul Kelly (Lawrence of Belgravia) London's ever-changing environment and landscape to the band's music. This loose trilogy is available on DVD for the first time and is accompanied by rare and previously unavailable short films.
Finisterre (2003, Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans): is a tribute to London with a host of well-known voices that have made the capital their own, accompanied by songs from the Saint Etienne album of the same name.
What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? (2005, Paul Kelly): follows paperboy Mervyn Day on his rounds and traces the fascinating hidden history of East London's Lower Lea Valley in the years before it was redeveloped to become Olympic Park. Featuring the voices of David Essex and Linda Robson.p>
Commissioned by the Royal Festival Hall to mark its renovation and reopening, This is Tomorrow (2007, Paul Kelly) lovingly documents the enormous work that went into renovating one of London's most prominent concert venues.
Special features
- Today's Special (2004, 9 min in total): a series of three shorts about London's disappearing cafes
- Banksy in London (2003, 3 mins): outtakes from Finisterre, that document the artist's work, some of which is no longer situ.
- Monty the Lamb (2006, 12 mins): a day in the life of Monty, mascot for North Hendon FC
- Seven Summers (2012, 10 mins): Sarah Cracknell narrates this follow up to Mervyn Day, which revisits the Lea Valley seven years on from the making of that film
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- The Other South Bank (2008, 9 mins): a look at Tyneside's South Bank area
- Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays
- Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps)
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