This Is Tomorrow AKA "This Is Tomorrow" 1956

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London.

Panning C/U shot of a white modernist sculpture called 'Woman' (lots of curves and holes). Long panning shot of the chequered panelled wall - psychedelic! Cut to a circling wire construction - another sculpture. Panning shot of a block wall with some of the blocks sticking out.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2046
Sort Number:
CP 093
Time in/Out:
01:08:31:00 / 01:10:02:00
Canister:
CP 093
Film ID:
55.08
Issue Date:
08/10/1956

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