Lost in a crowd

United Kingdom, 1982

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Episode of Series “Forty Minutes”.
In this essay on loneliness, five characters in search of someone are sitting on a train. The film shows how each has unsuccessfully tried to remedy their situation. All five share a common problem yet as the train goes down the line not a word is spoken.

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Credits

producer

Richard Lightbody

Duration

00:40:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1982

Appears in

Forty Minutes

Group of items

Forty Minutes

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015795

Language

English

Subject categories

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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