Robert Wyatt CD The Animals Film (1982) Original Music Rough Trade R3172 Rare

Description: The Animals Film is a 1981 feature documentary film about the use of animals by human beings, directed by Victor Schonfeld and Myriam Alaux, and narrated by actress Julie Christie. The Animals Film 25th Anniversary Edition DVD cover Directed by Victor Schonfeld & Myriam Alaux Written by Victor Schonfeld Produced by Victor Schonfeld & Myriam Alaux Narrated by Julie Christie Cinematography Kevin Keating Edited by Victor Schonfeld Music by Robert Wyatt Release date 1981 Running time 136 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Synopsis edit The Animals Film presents a survey of the uses of animals in factory farming, as pets, for entertainment, in scientific and military research, hunting, etc. The film also profiles the international animal rights movement. The film incorporates secret government footage, cartoons, newsreels, and excerpts from propaganda films. Release edit The Animals Film was distributed in cinemas in Britain, Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada and the United States, and was broadcast on numerous television networks. The British network, Channel Four, transmitted the film during the Channel's third night on air in November 1982. It generated front-page news in Britain at the time because Channel 4 broadcast a two-hour version of the film shorn of seven minutes of its concluding sequence. The original 136 minute film released in cinemas had been approved with a 'AA' certificate and no cuts by the BBFC, but the Independent Broadcasting Authority instructed Channel 4 that certain scenes in the film could 'incite crime or lead to civil disorder.'[1] Jonathon Porritt and David Winner write that, with over one million viewers, the screening is regarded as "an important moment in the growth of public awareness of animal exploitation."[2] Channel Four screened it again during its Banned series in 1991. Home media edit In 2007 a DVD of The Animals Film was released with a new director's cut (running time 120 minutes[3]), via Beyond the Frame. In 2008 the British Film Institute released a remastered DVD in the UK, incorporating both the original uncensored cinema version and the director's cut. Reception Soundtrack edit The Animals Film Soundtrack album by Robert Wyatt Released 1982 Length 28:11 (original) 19:38 (edited version) Label Rough Trade Robert Wyatt chronology Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975)The Animals Film (1982)Nothing Can Stop Us (1982) Professional ratings Review scores SourceRating Allmusic [7] Robert Wyatt composed an original soundtrack for the film, released in 1982 on Rough Trade Records. The film also features music from Talking Heads and ex-Audience frontman, Howard Werth. Critical reception of the soundtrack was mixed. Ted Mills of album database Allmusic described the soundtrack as "moody" and filled with "tasty-sounding analog synths from the late '70s", but ultimately it "disappoint[s] fans of Wyatt's vocals." It was later issued in a heavily edited form (losing more than 10 minutes, with no explanation given) as a Japanese CD, and all later CD reissues have been cloned from this master.[8] See

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