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tree_and_leaf ([personal profile] tree_and_leaf) wrote2012-05-04 11:18 am
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May be of interest to...

... anyone who knows Oxford, whether in real life or in books. Or those who enjoy seeing images of the past. Or young men in well cut trousers falling out of punts.

The British Council brings us an archive film on Oxford, from 1941, though it reflects a pre-war world.

Lots of lingering shots of Oxford. And, for some reason, topless economists....

ETA: the other odd thing about that film is that I keep thinking I recognise people in it. Very peculiar!
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[personal profile] sir_guinglain 2012-05-04 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
whether in real life or in books

*puzzles over this contrast*
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[personal profile] serriadh 2012-05-04 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful!

I don't suppose you know the music playing behind it? I can't quite place it, but it's familiar.
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[personal profile] naraht 2012-05-04 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
I always look at pictures or films of Oxford-as-it-was and, notwithstanding the period cars and outfits, think "it really hasn't changed much." It wasn't a different world; it's the same world dressed up slightly differently.

(Oh, and thanks for the link... it's brilliant.)