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Village, The (1993)
 

Courtesy of Channel Four Television

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35mm, colour, 14 mins
 
DirectorMark Baker
ProducerPam Dennis
Production CompanyPizazz! Pictures
PhotographyJim Davey
MusicJulian Nott

Voice Cast: Annie Griffin, Dave Western, James Baker

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A small isolated village viewed from the outside suggests a picture of its inhabitants' daily lives of peace and tranquillity. However, as the reality is slowly revealed, we see envy, greed, hatred and gossip pushed to the limit. Then, one day, the village finds a scapegoat.

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With his unique, simple drawing style, with its angular shaped characters, and using no dialogue, Mark Baker reveals his acute sense of observation and subtle rendering of human psychology. In twelve minutes we see a man become a drunk, a man beat his wife, a bitter interfering old woman and two people for whom love conquers all.

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