Movie Description
Eric Hobsbawm: The Consolations of History
(2021)Overview
In this feature-length documentary, Anthony Wilks traces the connections between the events of Hobsbawm’s life and the history he told, from his teenage years in Germany as Hitler came to power and his communist membership, to the jazz clubs of 1950s Soho and the makings of New Labour, taking in Italian bandits, Peruvian peasant movements and the development of nationalism in the modern world, with help from the assiduous observations of MI5.
Featured Crew
- Director : Anthony Wilks
- Writer : Anthony Wilks
- Editor : Anthony Wilks
- Cast : Eric Hobsbawm,Frances Stonor Saunders,Richard J. Evans,John Foot,Stefan Collini,Donald Sassoon,Marlene Hobsbawm,Anthony Wilks
Cast
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Self - Narrator (voice)
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Facts
Original TitleEric Hobsbawm: The Consolations of History
Status Released
Release Information
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2021-04-08
Original Language
Runtime 01h 23m
Homepagehttps://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/videos/lrb-films-interviews/eric-hobsbawm-the-consolations-of-history
Genres
- Documentary
