Humphrey Jennings
- Professione
- Regia
- Nascita
- 19 agosto 1907
- Luogo di nascita
- Walberswick, United Kingdom
- Morte
- 24 settembre 1950
Biografia
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker, celebrated for his poetic and visually striking portrayals of British life during World War II. A co-founder of the Mass Observation social research organization, Jennings blended avant-garde techniques with a deep sense of national identity, creating films that captured the resilience and spirit of the British people. His most acclaimed works, including Listen to Britain (1942), Fires Were Started (1943), and A Diary for Timothy (1945), showcase his unique ability to fuse documentary realism with lyrical storytelling. Film critic and director Lindsay Anderson described him as "the only real poet that British cinema has yet produced."
Film con Humphrey Jennings
- Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs 1934 · ★ 5.8
- Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain 2025 · ★ 10.0
- BBC: The Voice of Britain 1935
- The Glorious Sixth of June 1934
Film diretti da Humphrey Jennings
- Listen to Britain 1942 · ★ 6.2
- Fires Were Started 1943 · ★ 6.1
- London Can Take It! 1940 · ★ 6.6
- A Diary for Timothy 1945 · ★ 6.8
- Post-Haste 1934 · ★ 5.3
- Spare Time 1939 · ★ 6.4
- Words for Battle 1941 · ★ 6.5
- A Defeated People 1946 · ★ 6.3
- The Heart of Britain 1941 · ★ 6.7
- The Farm 1938 · ★ 6.5
- Penny Journey 1938 · ★ 6.4
- S.S. Ionian 1939 · ★ 6.8
- English Harvest 1938 · ★ 6.8
- The Silent Village 1943 · ★ 6.8
- Family Portrait 1950 · ★ 6.2
- The First Days 1939 · ★ 7.0
- Farewell Topsails 1937 · ★ 6.5
- Locomotives 1934 · ★ 7.0
- Welfare of the Workers 1940 · ★ 7.0
- Speaking from America 1938 · ★ 6.0
- Cargoes 1939 · ★ 7.0
- Spring Offensive 1940 · ★ 6.7
- The Story of the Wheel 1934 · ★ 6.3
- This Is England 1941 · ★ 8.0
- Myra Hess 1945 · ★ 5.3
- Making Fashion 1938 · ★ 8.0
- The Eighty Days 1944 · ★ 6.5
- The True Story of Lili Marlene 1944 · ★ 7.5
- V.1. 1944 · ★ 6.5
- The Cumberland Story 1948 · ★ 8.0
- The Dim Little Island 1949 · ★ 9.0
- The Changing Face of Europe 1951 · ★ 7.0