Movies: Balfour Films

Sir Anthony Blunt talks of Claude Lorrain exploring the painting of Italian classical landscape by which he interpreted the poetic themes of Virgil and Ovid....

Never Go With Strangers was intended for children aged between seven and ten and its purpose was ‘to warn them of the dangers of accepting lifts or presents from strangers’. Due to potential distress government officials instructed that the film only...

Valerie Singleton shows children of primary and middle school age how they can cross the road safely by following the Green Cross Code....

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the production of motor oil and the qualities needed to ensure long an effective performance....

A BAFTA award winning documentary investigating the work undertaken by the Ancient Monuments Division of the Department of the Environment in preserving the fabric of structures from Neolithic to Georgian....

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at Monet's work in London, particularly with the development of the theme of the dispersion of light by mist on the waters of the Thames....

A BAFTA award nominated documentary discussing man's historic use of energy and examines the limits of the world's supply of fossil fuels - coal, oil and natural gas....

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the disease, and the current methods of treatment. It further stresses the importance of research into develop new and better treatments....

Developed from an original idea by architect Donald Insall, Buildings - Who Cares? examines the implication sof the conflicting demands of new building and preservation on three different levels. These range from an individual monument (Binham Priory...

A documentary feature detailing the engraving of the original plate for this celebrated print; the artist's experimental use of different papers and methods of inking, and the later re-working of the plate....

A BAFTA award nominated documentary demonstrating the ways in which the oceans and seas are vital to man's survival on Earth, and the dangers which threaten their ecological systems...