Bibliograph

J.R.R. Tolkien., produced and directed by Julian Birkett ; series editor, Michael Poole ; a BBC / NVC Arts co-production, Fullscreen

Type

Label

J.R.R. Tolkien., produced and directed by Julian Birkett ; series editor, Michael Poole ; a BBC / NVC Arts co-production, Fullscreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

J.R.R. Tolkien.

Oclc number

321080835

Responsibility statement

produced and directed by Julian Birkett ; series editor, Michael Poole ; a BBC / NVC Arts co-production

Runtime

Summary

"This film tells the story of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist and author of many stories, including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It describes the importance of the rural English West Midlands, where Tolkien grew up, in shaping his literary imagination and how the ancient northern languages he studied and taught throughout his life influenced his writing. These factors stimulated him to provide a context in which his own, invented languages might be spoken -- an imaginary land called Middle-earth. Accounts of The Hobbit and of The Lord of the Rings, and the phenomenal success that Tolkien somewhat reluctantly enjoyed when taken up by the counter-culture of the 1960s are included"--Container

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.version

Fullscreen

Classification