You're Human Like the Rest of Them ( You Are Human Like the Rest of Them )

You're Human Like the Rest of Them (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: You Are Human Like the Rest of Them
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
160 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Black & White
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1967 - 1974 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
B.S. Johnson

Written By:
B.S. Johnson

Actors:
William Hoyland ..... Haakon
Barry Cole ..... Teacher one
Gordon Gridley ..... Teacher two
Anne Hardcastle ..... Physiotherapist
Carole McCullagh ..... Miss Hammond
Gianni Zambardi ..... Middle-aged patient

Synopsis:

Although best known as the ground-breaking author of Albert Angelo, The Unfortunates and Christy Malry's Own Double-Entry, B S Johnson was also the director of a number of extraordinary and daring films. This extensive collection brings his experimental shorts, humorous animation, provocative agitprop and uniquely personal documentary films together for the very first time.
You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967, 17 mins) Paradigm (1968, 9 mins): The Unfortunates (1969, 45 mins, DVD only) The Evacuees (1969, 30 mins, DVD only) Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! (1969, 2 mins) Unfair! (1970, back & white, 8 mins) March! (1970, colour, 13 mins) Poem (1971, 1 min) B. S. Johnson on Dr. Samuel Johnson (1972, 26 mins) Not Counting the Savages (Mike Newell, 1972, 28 mins, DVD only) Fat Man on a Beach (Michael Bakewell, 1974, 40 mins)

Although perhaps best known for ground-breaking novels such as The Unfortunates and Christy Malry's Own Double-Entry, BS Johnson was also the director a number of a number of extraordinary and daring films that have been out of circulation for decades. You're Human Like the Rest of Them brings these rare and fascinating works - experimental shorts, humorous animation, provocative agitprop and uniquely personal documentaries - together for the first time, revealing Johnson to have been as radical and inventive a filmmaker as he was a writer. From his award-winning 1967 experimental film You're Human Like the Rest of Them, which was based on his own poem, written in decasyllabics, to his ground-breaking TV films, including The Unfortunates (BBC) and the extraordinary Fat Man on a Beach (HTV), Johnson's work is fuelled by his passionate belief in the power of words and images to convey the truth of our existence, and is filled with his infectious sense of humour. Amongst the ten premiere presentations in this unique collection is Not Counting the Savages, Johnson's uncompromising 1972 TV play, directed by Mike Newell. Considered lost for decades, it is presented from the only surviving material a black and white video recording discovered only a few months ago in the Johnson family home. Contains: You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967, 17 mins): multi-award-winning tale of a teacher confronting his own mortality; Paradigm (1968, 9 mins): William Hoyland gives a performance of supreme virtuosity in this arresting experimental film; The Unfortunates (1969, 15 mins, DVD only): Johnson brings aspects of his book to life in this short BBC TV film; Up Yours Too Guillaume Apollinaire! (1969, 2 mins): a humorous animated take on the calligrams of the famous poet and eroticist; Unfair! (1970, 8 mins): provocative agitprop piece with Bill Owen; March! (1970, 13 mins): documentary made for the ACTT union; Poem (1971, 1 min): poignant short set to the words of Samuel Beckett; B. S. Johnson on Dr. Samuel Johnson (1972, 26 mins): a learned and full-bodied appreciation of the great writer; Not Counting the Savages (1972, 29 mins, DVD only): Mike Newell's adaptation of Johnson's intense play, made for BBC TV's Thirty Minutes Theatre; Fat Man on a Beach (1974, 39 mins): part documentary, part creative exploration, this was a highlight of 1970s TV programming.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.