The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo
Jan. 01, 1955The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo
A film interpretation of the poem ‘The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait speaks the poem ...
Margaret Tait
Rose Street
Jan. 01, 1956Rose Street
The minutiae of daily life on Edinburgh’s Rose Street in the fifties is presented in this impressionistic documentary piece.
A Portrait of Ga
Jan. 01, 1952A Portrait of Ga
Another early experiment in portraiture from Tait. In filming her mother she asks the wider question of how much the camera can reveal of the person.
Blue Black Permanent
Jan. 01, 1992Blue Black Permanent
In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.