Reel Lives: Writing the Landscape

Reel Lives: Rewriting the Landscape

Reel Lives: Three evenings with the film maker David Parker exploring aspects of life in the West Country and beyond through films he has produced over the last 30 odd years. 26th September, 24th October and 5th December.

Writing the Landscape. Tuesday 26th September Talk 7pm. Bar from 6.30pm The well-known Thomas Hardy and the little known Dorothy Hartley, two astonishing writers who drew inspiration from the landscapes in which they lived to wonderful effect were the subject of two films produced by David for the BBC. We’ll explore the differing styles adopted in making the two programmes as well what the films tell us about these two astonishing observers of life in England and Wales.