The real Middle Earth

The real Middle Earth

DVD - 2007

Takes viewers to England's west midlands, to Warwick and Oxford, to an ancient Lancashire school, to Saxon burial sites and many other places, including the real Dead Marshes, otherwise known as the Great War battlefields of the Somme.

Saved in:
Place a Hold Save to List Email this

2nd Floor Show me where

DVD/823.912/TolkienYr
1 / 1 copies available
Location Call Number   Status
2nd Floor DVD/823.912/TolkienYr Checked In
Subjects
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973. > Lord of the rings.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism.
Great Britain > Description and travel.
England > Description and travel.
Published
[Harrington Park, NJ] : Janson Media c2007.
Language
English
Other Authors
Ian Holm, 1931- (-)
Item Description
Title from disc surface.
Extra features: profile of Stephen Raw, the official mapmaker of "The Lord of the rings;" profile of the prosthetics team behind "The Lord of the rings" special effects; extended interviews with Tolkien scholars Helen Armstrong, Patrick Curry and John Garth.
"A quest for the magical places that inspired The Lord of the Rings"--Cover.
Program released in 2003 by Multi Media Arts Limited.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN
9781568392349
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up-English actor Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins, Frodo's uncle, in the movie trilogy of Lord of the Rings) narrates this somewhat arcane documentary that studies J.R.R. Tolkien's life and times. The film features the places where Tolkien lived and the locations he loved, such as Warwick, Oxford, an ancient Lancashire school, and Saxon burial sites, which may have influenced the imagined world of his books. One of the many Tolkien scholars interviewed offers an interesting notion that the dark side of Middle Earth may have come from Tolkien's experience in the Somme Valley during World War I. Bonus features include a profile of the official mapmaker of The Lord of the Rings, a profile of the team who made the prosthetics, and extended interviews with Tolkien scholars. Only true Tolkien fans will be interested in this documentary.-Jane Halsall, McHenry Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Similar Items