Birds - Camille Paglia (BFI Film Classics) Spain The gripping tale of a

The gripping tale of a resistance fighter meticulously planning his escape from a Nazi prison

- Selected-scene commentary with cinematographer Agnès Godard

Set in 1945 Leningrad (after the siege)

who wants their teenaged son out of Yorke’s unit

is commissioned to paint the portrait of a countess's daughter ('Heloise') - a portrait which will be used to appeal to foreign aristocratic potential husbands

Birds - Camille Paglia (BFI Film Classics) Spain The gripping tale of a'The Birds' by Camille Paglia A new edition of Camille Paglia's compelling study of Hitchcock's 'The Birds' which takes in subjects such as the film's mythical qualities and its depictions of anxiety and gender relations.