
Geronimo1967
If youre at all interested in the development of documentary film making, then this is quite an interesting film that follows the careers of three trailblazers of the art. Humphrey Spender, Derek Smith and Jimmy Forsyth all have working class backgrounds from the North of England and who determine to tell the stories of the deprivation, decay and underinvestment in their areas - Bolton and Tyneside featuring prominently - using a stunning style of more intimate photography to illustrate local situations in a much more personal and individual fashion. These three men are on the political left and so their comments and interpretations are often tempered by their own underlying opinions but theres still quite a potent sense of social anthropol...