| Description | The box contains: photocopies and original newspaper and magazine features of 'Comrades'.
Photocopies/print outs only: 'A man in the right medium' The Scotsman (22 Dec 1986); 'A vivid portrayal of the Tolpuddle Martyrs' The News Line (28 Aug 1987); 'Man with the Lantern' ArtEast (Nov 1987); 'Epic saga follows six martyrs to Australia' Sun Weekend (? 1987); '100 Films to See Before You Die' The Guardian, pg 15 (25 Jun 2007); 'The doors open at last' The Guardian (1 May 1989); 'A man in the right medium' The Scotsman, pg 4 (22 Dec 1986); 'Douglas' "brilliant" Comrades takes BFI special award' Screen International (6 Dec 1986); 'Comrades' Time Out (not dated); 'Eigh Films to Love England again and again' (2021) in Lemonde, original in French with English translation.
Original articles (some including extra photocopies): 'A Lanternist and his Comrades' The New Magic Lantern Journal - written by Bill Douglas (Aug 1987); 'The Tolpuddle Martyrs are fighting on...' News on Sunday, pg 20 (30 Aug 1987); 'Magic Lanternist Show' (The Independent 14 March 1987);'Ken martyred by Tolpuddle heir' The London Evening Standard, pg 6 (5 Oct 1987); 'Comrade Douglas' The Guardian, pg 11 (29 Aug 1987); 'Struggle of the comrades' Southampton Reporter, pg 4 (11 Mar 1987); 'Grand Illusionists' Observer, pg 26 (30 Aug 1987); 'Comrades - Berlin blunder' Film (4 Apr 1987) 'Comrades: Tolpuddle 1984' Scottish Labour History Review, pg 10 (Autumn/Winter 1988); 'The film poet's Comrades' Screen International, pg 20 (14 Feb 1987); 'The Dark Side of the Landscape' Sight & Sound, pg 34 (Winter 1985/86); 'Martyr to the cause' The Cannes Daily, pg 2 (17 May 1986); 'Comrades: Bill of Rights' Time Out, pg 15 (19 Aug 1987); 'Bill Douglas' Vogue, pg 12 (Sep 1987); 'On location: Comrades' Stills, pg 29 (Nov 1985); 'Comrades' Monthly Film Bulletin, pg 259 (Sep 1987); 'Flavour of the Month' London Portrait, pg 222 (Mar 1987). 'Interview: Bill Douglas' Association of Independent Producters (November 1984), pg. 20-25; Film Monthly Journal of the British Film Federation Society (April 1987) 'Comrades - Berlin Blunder' pg. 2 with Tolpuddle Martyr, Young Stanfield (Philip Davis) cover still.
Copy of Cineaste Vol XXXVIII No 3 June 2012 including article by Kate Webb 'Bill Douglas Among the Philistines: From the Trilogy to Comrades''. |
| AdminHistory | 'Comrades' was much anticipated and received as large amount of press attention as Bill Douglas' first film in eight years and Channel 4's biggest production to date. The film was lauded by critics both during its festival screenings in late 1986/early 1987 and when released in cinemas in August later that year. The subject-matter of the Tolpuddle Martyrs also garnered attention and many trade union and Labour publications saw the issues raised relevant to the mid 1980s. |