Bruce Lacey

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The Alberts’ Channel Too
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The Alberts’ Channel Too

Apr 21, 1964

The Alberts’ Channel Too
1964 30 min 1 vues
The crazy almost-launch to BBC2, starring The Alberts alongside Ivor Cutler, commissioned in the wake of their rule-changing love comedy theatre show, ‘An Evening of British Rubbish’. It’s Rubbish, but by Jingo – it’s British Rubbish!
Un amant dans le grenier
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Un amant dans le grenier

Sep 11, 1968

Un amant dans le grenier
1968 93 min 11 vues
À Londres, Harriet Blossom est une épouse esseulée, négligée par son mari Robert, un fabricant de soutiens-gorge bourreau de travail. Lorsque Robert lui envoie son employé Ambrose Tuttle pour réparer sa machine à coudre, Harriet en tombe éperdument amoureuse et, pour l’avoir toujours près d’elle, décide de le cacher dans le grenier. Bien que la police soit bientôt chargée d’enquêter sur la disparition d’Ambrose, celui-ci va continuer à faire le bonheur d’Harriet et contribuer à faire celui de son patron.
Comedy
Just Like a Woman
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Just Like a Woman

Feb 26, 1967

Just Like a Woman
1967 89 min 2 vues
Lewis and Scilla's rocky marriage finally breaks apart – a situation made worse by the fact that Scilla is a key part of the television show that Lewis produces. But while Lewis copes by picking up a passing starlet, Scilla indulges her passion for bathrooms by getting one custom-designed by an ex-Nazi architect!
Comedy
The Preservation Man
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The Preservation Man

May 20, 1962

The Preservation Man
1962 16 min 1 vues
The Preservation Man is about useless objects but here they're part of the artist Bruce Lacey's collection of random junk that is incorporated into his art with their original function is irrelevant. Sensibly, Russell and commentator Huw Wheldon keep analysis to a minimum, preferring to use the film as an excuse to spend a quarter of an hour in Lacey's amiable company.
Documentary
Head in Shadow
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Head in Shadow

Jul 01, 1952

Head in Shadow
1952 19 min 1 vues
A highly impressionistic film in which a blind man (Lacey) drifts through the war-damaged streets of Camden and Islington.
Drama
Agib and Agab
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Agib and Agab

Jan 01, 1953

Agib and Agab
1953 29 min 1 vues
Free-form and anarchic in a very English way, this elaborate, gothic, handmade production was based on a tale from the ARABIAN NIGHTS and looks forward to FLAMING CREATURES and other underground movies from the 60s that merge lush fantasy with grimy reality. Art director Bruce Lacey stars as the ghoulish witch doctor who brings a dead body back to life.
Drama
Everybody's Nobody
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Everybody's Nobody

Jan 01, 1960

Everybody's Nobody
1960 18 min 1 vues
Starring Lacey as the Mobile Absurd Non-entity, aka M.A.N. – a “synchronized, pressurized, energized, moisturized moron” – this angry, Goon-like film rips apart the factory-produced, ‘ideal home’-type lifestyle aggressively marketed in the post-war era with playful, witty panache.
Uncle's Tea Party
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Uncle's Tea Party

Jan 01, 1962

Uncle's Tea Party
1962 17 min 1 vues
A performance of the band The Alberts. One of several films made especially for deaf children by adult film maker George Harrison Marks.
Comedy
One Man Band
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One Man Band

Jan 01, 1965

One Man Band
1965 11 min 1 vues
An early cinema influenced tale of rags to riches by Bob Godfrey. Bruce Lacey stars as the hapless ‘little man’ who longs to stand in the shoes of his hero: conductor Lance Corporal.
Comedy
The Lacey Rituals
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The Lacey Rituals

Jan 05, 1973

The Lacey Rituals
1973 63 min 1 vues
Bruce Lacey: 'People used to come and make documentaries about me, but they weren't interested in the day-to-day family life that I found extremely interesting and funny. So I decided to make that film myself. All the members of the family wrote down all the different day-to-day things that they wanted to be seen doing.'
Documentary
Double Exposure
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Double Exposure

Jan 05, 1975

Double Exposure
1975 3 min 1 vues
'.....invites us to experience a level of connection and intimacy between two people.' - Sam Dunn (Head of BFI Video Publishing)
Documentary
Breaking Away to Come Together
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Breaking Away to Come Together

Jan 01, 1984

Breaking Away to Come Together
1984 9 min 1 vues
Using only one camera, remote controlled mirrors and an external tilting device, Lacey alternates the perspective of angular planes on his face into that of a woman. Like archetypal statues, the images disintegrate, solidify and slowly re-assemble.
Documentary
Castlerigg
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Castlerigg

Jan 01, 1981

Castlerigg
1981 7 min 1 vues
Bruce Lacey wandering around and interacting with stones
Documentary
Stella Chase
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Stella Chase

Jan 01, 1974

Stella Chase
1974 4 min 1 vues
A moody, pastoral sci-fi tale about Stella Superstar and her travels across the universe. Vaseline around the camera lens and other early cinema techniques turn it into something truly beautiful.
Drama
The Flying Alberts
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The Flying Alberts

Jan 01, 1963

The Flying Alberts
1963 8 min 1 vues
The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits to this film, both with their distinct ending. The other version is edited by Bruce Lacey and is four minutes shorter.
It's Trad, Dad!
5.6

It's Trad, Dad!

Mar 30, 1962

It's Trad, Dad!
1962 78 min 13 vues
The hero and heroine want to popularize a trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about a trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The hero and heroine go to London television studio to ask trad jazz musician to support their trial.
Comedy
Help !
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Help !

Jul 29, 1965

Help !
1965 92 min 321 vues
Swami Clang, le grand prêtre d'une mystérieuse secte orientale découvre soudain la disparition d'une bague sacrée indispensable à son culte. Elle devrait se trouver au doigt d'une jeune femme promise au sacrifice de la déesse Kaili. Mais il se trouve que c'est Ringo, le batteur des Beatles, qui la porte à son doigt. Plus tard, on apprend qu'il l'a reçue dans une lettre de fan. Déterminé à rechercher l'anneau, le grand prêtre, la prêtresse Ahme et plusieurs membres de la secte dont Bhuta vont entamer la « chasse aux Beatles » tout autour du monde afin de récupérer cette bague.
Comedy
Smashing Time
6.2

Smashing Time

Dec 20, 1967

Smashing Time
1967 96 min 11 vues
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
Comedy
The Lacey Rituals
1

The Lacey Rituals

Jan 05, 1973

The Lacey Rituals
1973 63 min 1 vues
Bruce Lacey: 'People used to come and make documentaries about me, but they weren't interested in the day-to-day family life that I found extremely interesting and funny. So I decided to make that film myself. All the members of the family wrote down all the different day-to-day things that they wanted to be seen doing.'
Documentary
Double Exposure
1

Double Exposure

Jan 05, 1975

Double Exposure
1975 3 min 1 vues
'.....invites us to experience a level of connection and intimacy between two people.' - Sam Dunn (Head of BFI Video Publishing)
Documentary
Head in Shadow
1

Head in Shadow

Jul 01, 1952

Head in Shadow
1952 19 min 1 vues
A highly impressionistic film in which a blind man (Lacey) drifts through the war-damaged streets of Camden and Islington.
Drama
Agib and Agab
1

Agib and Agab

Jan 01, 1953

Agib and Agab
1953 29 min 1 vues
Free-form and anarchic in a very English way, this elaborate, gothic, handmade production was based on a tale from the ARABIAN NIGHTS and looks forward to FLAMING CREATURES and other underground movies from the 60s that merge lush fantasy with grimy reality. Art director Bruce Lacey stars as the ghoulish witch doctor who brings a dead body back to life.
Drama
Castlerigg
1

Castlerigg

Jan 01, 1981

Castlerigg
1981 7 min 1 vues
Bruce Lacey wandering around and interacting with stones
Documentary
Double Exposure
1

Double Exposure

Jan 05, 1975

Double Exposure
1975 3 min 1 vues
'.....invites us to experience a level of connection and intimacy between two people.' - Sam Dunn (Head of BFI Video Publishing)
Documentary
Everybody's Nobody
1

Everybody's Nobody

Jan 01, 1960

Everybody's Nobody
1960 18 min 1 vues
Starring Lacey as the Mobile Absurd Non-entity, aka M.A.N. – a “synchronized, pressurized, energized, moisturized moron” – this angry, Goon-like film rips apart the factory-produced, ‘ideal home’-type lifestyle aggressively marketed in the post-war era with playful, witty panache.
Breaking Away to Come Together
1

Breaking Away to Come Together

Jan 01, 1984

Breaking Away to Come Together
1984 9 min 1 vues
Using only one camera, remote controlled mirrors and an external tilting device, Lacey alternates the perspective of angular planes on his face into that of a woman. Like archetypal statues, the images disintegrate, solidify and slowly re-assemble.
Documentary
Stella Chase
1

Stella Chase

Jan 01, 1974

Stella Chase
1974 4 min 1 vues
A moody, pastoral sci-fi tale about Stella Superstar and her travels across the universe. Vaseline around the camera lens and other early cinema techniques turn it into something truly beautiful.
Drama
Wales Stone Circles
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Wales Stone Circles

Jul 23, 1981

Wales Stone Circles
1981 15 min 1 vues
Part of a pair of Super 8 landscape studies with an ancient British style, the camera explores the countryside under striking cloudscapes.
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson

May 22, 1992

The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
1992 min 70 vues
Le 1er octobre 1962, Groucho Marx accueillit Johnny Carson comme le nouveau présentateur du The Tonight Show. L’émission a été filmée à New York pendant pratiquement les dix premières années, avec Johnny Carson en tant que présentateur. Puis à partir de mai 1972, le plateau déménagea au Studio One à Burbank en Californie pour le reste de son « mandat » .
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