CHRISTCHURCH FILM SOCIETY
Regarded as one of the oustandini productions in the history of tb 1 cinema, “Song of Ceylon," which.« I placed first at the International Festival m Brussels m 19.35, was tb ’ main film on the programme screens by the Christchurch Film Society i - its second monthly meeting on » day evening. The picture, which* V produced for the Ceylon Tea Prop i ganda Board by John Grierson, an directed by Basil Wright, is one of ft ■' great series of British documentag | made under the aegis of the Empsi Marketing Board. There was an attendance of u members and others interested at ft meeting. Mr J. K. Moloney preside I A brief commentary on the films p F sented was given by a member of J executive, Mrs J. D. McKenzie. ’ other two films on the program L were in colour. “Alexis Trembw < dealt with the life of a French-Can* >1 fan farmer in Quebec, with empnw on the changing colours of the seasoj L and “Colour in Clay” showed 8 1 L modelling of pottery in England. ’. IS
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25061, 18 December 1946, Page 8
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180CHRISTCHURCH FILM SOCIETY Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25061, 18 December 1946, Page 8
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