Some incredible artefacts from much-loved films on display at part of Bridport From Page to Screen

By Lottie Welch

13th Apr 2022 | Local News

Musical treasures from West Side Story, The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's and more are on show now as part of Bridport's From Page to Screen Festival.

Music from the films, including 'Moon River' from Breakfast at Tiffany's and a rare original programme from the film King Kong are just some of the items on display at Bridport Arts Centre.

Artefacts have been loaned from the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter and there are displays on sheet music and soundtrack albums, as well as items related to the films being shown in the festival this year, which has the theme of music and film.

Artefacts from some of the best films are on display at Bridport Arts Centre (Image: Bill Douglas Cinema Museum)

The festival, which shows both new releases and timeless classics, and is this year curated by Edith Bowman, begins on April 27 and you can find the programme here.

The exhibition features items from the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum collections on the classics being shown at the festival, including Kind Kong, On the Waterfront, sheet music, and postcards from the original film of West Side Story, Shaft, Fellini's Amarcord, Hitchcock's The Lodger and Indian Classic Pather Panchali.

Artefacts from some of the best films are on display at Bridport Arts Centre (Image: Bill Douglas Cinema Museum)

Also on show is memorabilia produced for Disney's Pinocchio, including the original 78rpm albums and branded Christmas lights from the 1940s release.

There are also displays of both sheet music and records from the museum's collections. Films features include The Jazz Singer, The Piano, The Third Man, The Wizard of Oz, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cabaret, Working Girl, Mad Max, The Graduate and Charlie Chaplin tunes from over a century ago.

Artefacts from some of the best films are on display at Bridport Arts Centre (Image: Bill Douglas Cinema Museum)

The exhibition is now open at the Allsopp Gallery at Bridport Arts Centre and will be free to the public until the end of the festival in early May.

     

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