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Around the Village Green
Rural life in the Essex villages of Finchingfield and Great Bardfield - and the mixed reactions of older residents to changing times.
Overview
The Essex villages of Finchingfield and Great Bardfield represent the idyllic English village of popular clichΓ© in this film, aimed chiefly at the overseas tourist market of the 1930s. The charm is backed up by an informative commentary laden with intriguing detail and enhanced by Benjamin Brittenβs music, which evokes the joys of maypole dancing.
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