Act of God: some lightning experiences 1966-1980

United Kingdom, 1980

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Episode of Series “Take Six”.
An investigation of lightning as an arbitrary intervention in people’s lives, with devastating consequences. It is made disconcerting by the idiosyncratic combination of the bizarre and the everyday. While the film technique is sophisticated, much of it is very amusing.

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Credits

director

Peter Greenaway

producer

Udi Eichler

production company

Thames Television

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1980

Appears in

Take Six

Group of items

Take Six

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304502

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Lightning

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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