Movie Description

The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

(2001)

Overview

This feature documentary is a portrait of Peter Watkins, an Oscar®-winning British filmmaker who, for the past 4 decades, has proved that films can be made without compromise. With the proliferation of TV channels, documentaries are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences seeking an alternative to infotainment. But now documentary filmmaking, too, finds itself constrained by the imperatives of television. However, there is a rebel resisting this uniformity of the spirit. Pre-eminent among today's documentary filmmakers concerned about this mind-numbing standardization, Peter Watkins has never strayed from either his principles or the cause.

Cast

Posters

Facts

Original TitleThe Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2001-09-07

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 17m

Homepagehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/universal_clock_resistance_peter_watkins

Production CompaniesONF | NFB

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History