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Monitor: Summer Film Season

on BBC Television

A selection from the films shown in Monitor over the past two years.
In this edition:

Katina Paxinou in Athens
The great tragic actress performing in the ancient Greek amphitheatre and interviewed with her husband Alexis Minotis actor and leading Greek producer.
'Her exposition of the magic of her craft was both electrifying and illuminating'. (Time and Tide)

and
Gerard Hoffnung
A glimpse at the fantasy world of the musical cartoonist.
'A brilliant exploitation of the camera's capacity to give static objects the dimension of music. Hoffnung's musical instruments danced about the screen...' (Western Mail)

Programme edited and introduced by Huw Wheldon.

Contributors

Interviewee (Katina Paxinou in Athens):
Katina Paxinou
Interviewee (Katina Paxinou in Athens):
Alexis Minotis
Cartoonist/musician:
Gerard Hoffnung
Film editor:
Allan Tyrer
Programme edited and introduced by:
Huw Wheldon

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