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Return Journey (1981)

01/01/1981 (GB)Documentary43m
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A BAFTA award nominated film tracing the development and usage of the documentary photograph through the work of three practitioners: Humphrey Spender, Derek Smith and Jimmy Forsyth.

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    1. Ray Gosling

    2. Humphrey Spender

    3. Derek Smith

      Derek Smith

    4. Jimmy Forsyth

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 9, 2025

    If you’re at all interested in the development of documentary film making, then this is quite an interesting film that follows the careers of three trailblazers of the art. Humphrey Spender, Derek Smith and Jimmy Forsyth all have working class backgrounds from the North of England and who determine to tell the stories of the deprivation, decay and underinvestment in their areas - Bolton and Tyneside featuring prominently - using a stunning style of more intimate photography to illustrate local situations in a much more personal and individual fashion. These three men are on the political left ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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