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Alone

1941 , Crayford (Greater London)

Cat no. 216973

One woman experiences the loneliness of war.

Amateur filmmaker, cinema historian and railway engineer H.A.V. Bulleid presents this portrait of wartime loneliness, as a young woman struggles to cope with her absent husband. Opening with the words 'she walks alone, like the beauty of the night', the young woman stands on a hillside, waving to a distant train. Returning home, she surveys the dining room table, still set for breakfast, pours milk for her cat and sits at the piano, playing until interrupted by a knock at the door, which she solemnly ignores. As she stands up to check her calendar, searchlights outside scan the sky for German aircraft, before the evening calm is rocked by explosions, knocking pictures from her wall and plunging her home into darkness. With a candle casting mysterious shadows, she heads upstairs to bed, saying a prayer for the safe return of her husband. But will he ever return to end her loneliness?

Keywords

Blitz; Home front; Loneliness; War

  • Director : H. A. V. Bulleid

  • Camera : H. A. V. Bulleid

  • Editor : H. A. V. Bulleid

  • Script : H. A. V. Bulleid

  • Script : J.L.D.

Manifestations

Alone

  • Barcode
    INV337997
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:44
    Modification Date
    24/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734347
  • Barcode
    INV340683
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:44
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    728434
  • Barcode
    INV331505
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:44
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    728093
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV380198
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:21
    Modification Date
    14/07/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    719526
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV364784
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:21
    Modification Date
    12/07/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    719063
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV456722
    Canonical Identifier
    2007/3
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour+bw
    Colour Type
    colour+bw
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identification Notes
    Neg / Pos Type (data migration 25/06/2021): reversal
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    31/01/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    575702
    Sound
    silent

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