This film is part of Free
Country Town
Life and industry in the ‘country town’ of Boston, Lincolnshire.
Overview
Although its name is not mentioned in the film, this was shot in the ‘country town’ of Boston, Lincolnshire, and aims to show the daily life and industry of the area. On first viewing this documentary could be dismissed as quaint and patronising, with a faintly chauvinist narrator (Philip Robinson, playing a local newspaper editor) and a condescending view of the town’s inhabitants - “will there soon be some more alarm clocks on sale around here?” being one of the pressing political concerns of the day. Look deeper, however, and there is a clear sense of the co-operation, harmony and common purpose of a community coming out of a war.
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