Barbara Hepworth - Figures in a Landscape (1953) - extract
Narrated by future Poet Laureate Cecil Day Lewis, 'Figures in a Landscape' offers a poetic portrait of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and the otherworldly Cornwall landscapes that inspired her work. Priaulx Rainier's haunting score beautifully complements the extraordinary works of art, placed in the Cornish spaces that influenced them. Hepworth had been commissioned to design sculptures for the Festival of Britain two years before this film, and remains one of Britain's most celebrated sculptors - she was made a Dame in 1965. She died during a fire at her St. Ives studio in 1975. (Alex Davidson)
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Amazing. Barbara's Great Nephew here, from Cornwall. She passed away before my time but my mum remembers her well. Wish I had the opportunity to meet her! Inspirational.
The qualities of the sculpture, narration, camera work and music are entirely of their time and authentic. A great little film.
i cannot thank you enough for this incredible posting of brilliance
wonderful
Exceptionnel . j'aime la voir travailler la matière avec une volupté évidente à l'ombres des palmiers . J'aime le chat sur le socle & le dialogue des sculptures "percées" avec le clocher . BRAVO
one of my favorite sculptors
her work is such a wonder
delightful
brilliant
Such beauty!
just the ticket for inspiration
Very very good!!!!🔴🔴🔴🔴
Wow.. This is really interesting and in colour!!!
Fabulous and - love it
Everything about this video is pure nightmare fuel.
This sounds like a children's story!
facinating though the music is very distracting bernie
That is not the voice of Cecil Day Lewis narrating, though that is what the BFI's Explore website says. The BFI says words were by Jacquetta Hawkes. I wonder whether the credits have been swopped round by mistake, so that the words were written by Lewis and the narration spoken by Hawkes.
whats the name of the first sculpture?
super 1
Great score. Did Rainier compose that for the film or was it an existing piece?
That is not Cecil Day Lewis narrating. It's probably Jacquetta Hawkes.
She didn’t use any machines ? Everything by hand ?
is making sculptures as scary as this music would make you think ????
To me, Barbara's works are like symbols, ciphers from a place of deeper, subtler meaning. The feelings they invoke are ineffable, maybe too delicate to verbalise.
Back before safety goggles, I'd assume
Eye protection?
Much better muted.
The music is a distraction the BH sculptre the narrative and sounds of the sea would be enough.
Woah, Barbara! No eye protection? Great film. Terrible music!
Google celebration has her skin tone very very dark. Why can't they just portray her as white.
not wearing eye protection...and Cornwall is nothing like this anymore...
@silverapples75
4 жыл бұрын
fordlandau Have you seen Bait?
shamanshit
horrible music that distracts for awesome talent and executiion.
@95tupolev
4 ай бұрын
The music complements Hepworth's work admirably.
Curiously cold and dead work.