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''From The Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film'' is a documentary feature film directed by Penny Woolcock, with an original soundtrack by British indie-rock band British Sea Power. The project was originally produced by Crossover and Sheffield Doc/Fest〔Sarah Cooper, (''Sheffield Doc/Fest to produce From The Sea To The Land Beyond'' ), ''screendaily.com'', 23 April 2012, retrieved 17 December 2013〕 as part of The Space project from the BBC and the Arts Council England. The film was edited by Alex Fry.〔Jack Seale, (''That Week On TV: From the Sea to the Land Beyond, BBC4; Getting On, BBC4'' ), ''Radio Times'', 24 November 2012, retrieved 20 December 2013〕 The world premiere was at the Crucible Theatre at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June 2012, with British Sea Power playing the soundtrack live. It has since been performed at the BFI Southbank,〔Xan Brooks, Henry Barnes and Elliot Smith, (''From the Sea to the Land Beyond - video interview'' ), theguardian.co.uk, 15 June 2012, retrieved 17 December 2013〕 Latitude Festival, Sundance London, at Doc/Fest 2013, and under the hull of the ''Cutty Sark''.〔James Hall, (''British Sea Power, Cutty Sark, review'' ), ''The Telegraph'', 6 December 2013, retrieved 17 December 2013〕 The film with recorded soundtrack was shown on BBC Four's ''Storyville'' on 18 November 2012,〔(''From the Sea to the Land Beyond'' ), retrieved 17 December 2013〕 and released on DVD on 21 January 2013. The soundtrack album was released on 2 December 2013. ==Film== The film explores a century of life on Britain's coastline, using a mixture of black and white and colour footage from the BFI National Archive stretching back to the earliest days of movie making. It explores social history, life in wartime and peacetime, women's history and the rise and fall of fishing and shipbuilding. The earliest footage is taken from Blackpool at the start of the 20th century. There's a carnival procession with floral floats and a placard about the suffragettes. A swimming race takes place with everyone dressed in evening wear complete with top hats, watched by boats of spectators, also in fine attire. Women are shown repairing nets and gutting, salting and packing herring. They also dangle off the sides of cliffs to collect eggs.〔Luke Turner, (''Saving Flags: British Sea Power Soundtrack The BFI Archive'' ), thequietus.com, 18 June 2012, retrieved 17 December 2013〕 The film includes early footage from the Mitchell and Kenyon film company; early Peter Greenaway; and footage from Marion Grierson, the sister of British 'docfather' John Grierson.〔Daniel Green, (''Sundance London 2013: From the Sea to the Land Beyond'' ), cine-vue.com, January 2013, retrieved 20 December 2013〕 Wartime footage shows RMS Mauretania, troops practising trench manoeuvres, synchronised marching battalions and women priming and loading bombs. In more peaceful times, families enjoy the simple pleasures of the seaside, with palmistry and phrenology available on the beach. Up-to-date footage of the British at play includes a wind and rain-lashed Blackpool with holidaymakers battling the elements. RNLI lifeboat and helicopter rescues are shown, highlighting the bravery of those involved. The life of the docks is explored, from bustling workplaces to the redevelopment of the London Docklands.〔 Before its debut Woolcock said it was the only film she'd made that was “unstressful to watch" and called it “a beautiful and poetic experience".〔Pete Martin, (''British Sea Power’' ), nowthenmagazine.com, July 2013〕 ''From the Sea to the Land Beyond'' was produced by Mark Atkin for Crossover and Heather Croall for Doc/Fest.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「From the Sea to the Land Beyond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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