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Quintessentially British

I'm not a villager, I'm a provincial urban lad, so I get much more sentimental about the...

I'm not a villager, I'm a provincial urban lad, so I get much more sentimental about the paintings
of L.S. Lowry

Full Transcript

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I'm not a villager,
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I'm a provincial urban lad,
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so I get much more sentimental
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about the paintings of L.S. Lowry.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:51
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
Lowry painted the now demolished cityscapes of the North. - Quintessentially British 00:08
Lowry painted the now demolished cityscapes of the North.
The mean little houses and streets - Quintessentially British 00:07
The mean little houses and streets
Well, the North was a bit like that - Quintessentially British 00:10
Well, the North was a bit like that
Anything down at Grantchester with all those posh people. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Anything down at Grantchester with all those posh people.
You know, the mountains of the Lake District, - Quintessentially British 00:09
You know, the mountains of the Lake District,
The Himalayas, the tall mountains these days are new, - Quintessentially British 00:07
The Himalayas, the tall mountains these days are new,
The Pennines have been here since time immemorial - Quintessentially British 00:09
The Pennines have been here since time immemorial
If I am trying to think what it is to be British - Quintessentially British 00:09
If I am trying to think what it is to be British
Which people down South here on this little island, - Quintessentially British 00:08
Which people down South here on this little island,
I don't think there's a direct link between us - Quintessentially British 00:09
I don't think there's a direct link between us
Very violent, horrible place, actually. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Very violent, horrible place, actually.
You're at Bekonscot Model Village, - Quintessentially British 00:06
You're at Bekonscot Model Village,
The fruiter is, You Are A Peach, Heavenly Soles - Quintessentially British 00:10
The fruiter is, You Are A Peach, Heavenly Soles
And basically they just sold hats, stockings, shoes, - Quintessentially British 00:08
And basically they just sold hats, stockings, shoes,
This is a little memorial to our founder, Roland Callingham. - Quintessentially British 00:06
This is a little memorial to our founder, Roland Callingham.
Why do you think the 1930s was chosen - Quintessentially British 00:07
Why do you think the 1930s was chosen
I think it was the time was just about right, - Quintessentially British 00:07
I think it was the time was just about right,
So it was almost like an idyllic, - Quintessentially British 00:06
So it was almost like an idyllic,
Even now you go out and about on a Saturday and Sunday, - Quintessentially British 00:07
Even now you go out and about on a Saturday and Sunday,
One thing we can't get to scale are the fish. - Quintessentially British 00:05
One thing we can't get to scale are the fish.