Tales From the Reading Room
10
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October 18, 2000
22m
Overview
An innovative docu-drama short revealing intimate tales of the many romantic encounters that blossomed amongst scholars during their study in the famous old British Library. This film is shot in the stunning circular reading room, and the production is given unique access to the dramatic closing of the room while removal men briskly pack away the antiquated books once thumbed by the likes of George Bernard Shaw and Karl Marx.
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