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- BFI identifier478369
- Date1996 (Copyright)
1997-12-05 (Television) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisA meditation upon the life of George Augustus Polgreen Bridgewater who was born in the late eighteenth century to an African father and a European mother. A virtuoso violinist from childhood, he became an attraction throughout Europe before receiving the patronage of the Prince Regent in England. He was a contemporary and friend of Beethoven, whose Kreutzer Sonata was originally dedicated to Bridgetower, then renamed after their acrimonious parting. The film is presented through a mixture of musical performance, dramatised episodes and interviews. The programme also includes original recordings of the Kreutzer Sonata and `Henry', a rarely heard ballad written by Bridgetower. (Synopsis)
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- Subject
- CreditsDirector: Topher Campbell
Production Company: Gorgeous Films
Commissioning Company: Arts Council of England
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Title
A Mulatto Song (Original)
300% Rules Breaking the Sound Barrier (Working)
Category
Non FictionThis work is available from BFI Archive Sales
- Collections
- Film / Video
- Scripts / DocumentsBlack Tracks - A Mulatto Song - Papers relating to the film 'A Mulatto Song' [working title '300% Rules Breaking the Sound Barrier']. Includes: Channel Four programme as completed form; post-production script and synopsis; correspondence, including correspondence between James Van der pool, the Arts Council of England (ACE), and the producer of the film Emily Caston; storyboard; application by Topher Campbell/Tinch Minter for the Black Tracks 1995 scheme, including treatment; production agreement between Topher Campbell, and ACE and Channel Four Television Corporation; production book; and production schedule. - ACE-1-22-7
Photograph: film still - Four colour stills for the film 'A Mulatto Song' [directed by Topher Campbell]. - ACE-9-22-1
Photograph: film still - Two copies of colour still for the film 'A Mulatto Song' [directed by Topher Campbell]. - ACE-9-22-9
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- Black Tracks
Series Work - 786134
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +A Mulatto Song
Work - 478369 - 1996 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +A Mulatto Song
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