From the Sea to the Land Beyond
| From The Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film | |
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| Directed by | Penny Woolcock |
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| Music by | British Sea Power |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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| Studio album by British Sea Power | ||||
| Released | 2 December 2013 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 74:05 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade Records | |||
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| Metacritic | 86/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10 |
From The Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film is a documentary feature film directed by Penny Woolcock, with an original soundtrack by British indie-rock band British Sea Power. The project was originally produced by Crossover and Sheffield Doc/Fest as part of The Space project from the BBC and the Arts Council England. The film was edited by Alex Fry.
The world premiere was at the Crucible Theatre at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June 2012, with British Sea Power playing the soundtrack live. It has since been performed at the BFI Southbank,Latitude Festival, Sundance London, at Doc/Fest 2013, and under the hull of the Cutty Sark. The film with recorded soundtrack was shown on BBC Four's Storyville on 18 November 2012, and released on DVD on 21 January 2013. The soundtrack album was released on 2 December 2013.
The film explores a century of life on Britain's coastline, using a mixture of black and white and colour footage from the BFI National Archive stretching back to the earliest days of movie making. It explores social history, life in wartime and peacetime, women's history and the rise and fall of fishing and shipbuilding.
The earliest footage is taken from Blackpool at the start of the 20th century. There's a carnival procession with floral floats and a placard about the suffragettes. A swimming race takes place with everyone dressed in evening wear complete with top hats, watched by boats of spectators, also in fine attire. Women are shown repairing nets and gutting, salting and packing herring. They also dangle off the sides of cliffs to collect eggs.
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