Joe Riley
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"The squirting of the crown (hat) in the "Living Wigan" video from 1902 is a comedic and playful moment that adds to the film's energy and vibrancy. The filmmakers, James Kenyon and Sagar Mitchell, introduced this farcical element into the film, encouraging the audience to engage with the camera through play acting and comic reactions. The crowd's reaction to the squirting of the crown (hat), along with other comedic elements, creates a lively and entertaining atmosphere that captures the essence of street life in Wigan at the time."
"The series showcases films made by Mitchell and Kenyon, lost for almost a century, rediscovered in 1994 and restored by the BFI. Most of the films are simply records of life, sport and culture at the beginning of the 20th century.Dan Cruickshank presents and narrates the series; in addition, descendants of some of the people featured in the original films provide commentaries upon them; and (in what many critics considered the series' weakest feature) scenes from the life and work of filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon are dramatized in speeded-up form like incorrectly screened silent movies (although the actual film excerpts are shown at the correct speed)."
The Lost World Of Mitchell And Kenyon
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