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The first description I read of this film left me mildly curious. It was described as films of people in Edwardian England as they appeared every day. Most of my experience of film from this era is a grainy, jumpy or blurry view of an event that apparently lasted for only 5 or 10 seconds. I thought I'd watch it anyway since I could always turn it off. From the first minute I knew this was something very, very different. Apart from being black and white the quality of the film could have been shot from a modern movie camera. The images are sharp. There are children and adults coming out of factory gates at the end of a long workday, people enjoying themselves at a fair, or the annual Easter Egg Rolling competition. Servants and wealthy people, returning war heroes, parades, speeches, trams in the street, horses, dogs, bicycles and every class, gender and age of person is wearing a hat. It's fascinating to see how varying the reactions are to the camera. The children are showing off or standing still and staring, some of the men are not pleased and one even threatens the cameramen. These films were developed and then stored away for over a hundred years and were almost thrown away when the house they were stored in was being renovated. I'm so grateful to whoever it was that unsealed the barrels and looked inside and then called in an expert who later restored them. After renting this dvd and returning it I found that I thought about those faces so often that finally I had to buy it. If you do get a chance to see Electric Edwardians you have the option during the setup to listen to narration that explains the circumstances for many of the events. It's definitely worth listening to. Then watch it again without the narration to get the full effect of the incredible music that was written especially for these films. There is even a cd of this soundtrack. All in all, this is an incredible time travel experience and one that can be watched more than once or twice because you always see something new.Read full review
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