Release Date
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Original Release
January 1, 1976
0h 25m
Not So Much a Facelift… (1976)
⭐ 0.025 min
Overview
A short documentary exploring the UK’s 1970s approach to urban renewal through General Improvement Areas. Mixing location footage from Blackburn, Norwich, and Oxford with unexpectedly quirky presentation, the film contrasts small-scale housing improvements with the sweeping redevelopment schemes of the post-war era. Produced as a government public information film and shown at meetings between planners, architects, and residents, it stands as a modest, humane entry in Britain’s civic-minded documentary tradition.
Director
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Philip Harland
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.4
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Production Companies
World Wide PicturesDepartment of the Environment
