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Title: IS THAT ALL THERE IS?

Reference number: 5580

Date: 1992

Director: d. Lindsay Anderson

Sponsor: BBC Scotland

Production company: Yaffle Films

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 53.43 mins

Description: Autobiographical film by Lindsay Anderson representing a day in the life. Mostly filmed in his flat where he has visits from various colleagues and friends.

This film was awarded The Special Jury Prize at the FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI Florence, 1992.

Credits: Perfection Is Not An Aim Free Cinema Manifesto, 1956
p. Trevor Ingham
ed. Nicholas Gaster
m. Alan Price
cam. Jonathon Collinson
exec. p. John Archer
w. Lindsay Anderson
[sd. mixer H. Strain]
etc

Shotlist: Ext Stirling Mansions, London. EVERY DAY Gvs Lindsay Anderson morning routine intercut with excerpts from tv breakfast show (5.46) he leaves his house to go shopping in a bookshop, dry cleaners and wine warehouse (9.30) Pulsar advert. Shopping in Sainsbury's supermarket intercut with footage of famine and body diagram (12.50) AT HOME Alexander Anderson Nephew nephew on phone (14.03) VISITORS -1 Bernard Kops Poet, Playwright & Novelist conversation between Lindsay and Bernard. Bernard phones BBC (17.09) VISITORS - 2 David Sterne Actor conversation between Lindsay and David ( 19.09) VISITORS -3 Mark Sigsworth Assistant Producer - Documentaries conversation between Mark and Lindsay (21.10) VISITORS-4 Brian Pettifer Actor conversation between Lindsay and Brian. Alexander joins them and falls off his chair. News item on Royals (23.41) CLEANING LADY - Catherine O'Neill conversation and song between Lindsay and Catherine. News item(26.44) SECRETARIAL - Kathy Burke Kathy and Lindsay go through mail (29.00) stills from plays he directed (29.50) Lindsay to camera (30.12) opening sequence 'Fort Apache' on Lindsay's tv (30.37) ABOUT JOHN FORD Andrew Eaton BBC TV Producer conversation between Andrew and Lindsay (33.20) extract from unid film (33.32) Lindsay cutting article out newspaper and then into newsagent for photocopies (33.52) WRITING ABOUT FILMS Tom Sutcliffe Critic conversation between Tom and Lindsay about film journalism (36.40) clip Ron Howerd on Oprah Winfrey (37.00) David Sherwin climbing stairs to Lindsay's flat (37.11) PROJECTS -Film David Sherwin Writer conversation between Lindsay and David about script rejection. Brief extract from erotic film (40.42) AT YOUR AGE Neil Pilkington Acupuncturist acupuncture (41.22) on Underground beside John Archer (41.50) Lindsay at hospital (42.39) PROJECT - Theatre Jocelyn Herbert, David Storey & Alan Price conversation about stage direction (45.39) MY BROTHER Murray Anderson, DFC and Bar Mrs Estelle Bell Sleigh Luitenant Sandy Anderson RN conversation. Clip from Last Night at the Proms (48.08) ENVOI To Jill Bennett and Rachel Roberts Alan Price singing Peggy Lee song 'Is That All There Is?' on boat in Thames. Funeral party on boat. Anderson in background. Ashes of friends scattered (52.27) ecs (53.43)