A silent documentary film by John Grierson telling the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery..
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If you have ever wanted to spend forty minutes feeling cold and wet without actually leaving your couch, Drifters is the movie for you. It is a silent documentary from 1929, but it does not feel as old or as slow as you might think it would. It is basically a love letter to herring. If you hate the idea of watching me...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John Grierson
Anthony Young
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"If you have ever wanted to spend forty minutes feeling cold and wet without actually leaving your couch, Drifters is the movie for you. It is a silent documentary from 1929, but it does not feel as old or as slow as you might think it would. It is basically a love letter to herring. If you hate the idea of watching men in heavy sweaters pull nets out of the ocean, you will probably be bored out of your mind in five minutes. But for everyone else, there is something weirdly cool about how this ..."
