Every Picture Tells a Story: The Art Films of James Scott


2 Disc Set

New & Sealed

BFIV2112


EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: THE ART FILMS OF JAMES SCOTT (2-Disc DVD Set) A film by James Scott 

Filmmaker James Scott has enjoyed a diverse career, ranging from early experimental-art documentaries on key 1960s figures such as David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg and R B Kitaj, to work with the radical Berwick Street Collective, independent features and the Oscar®-winning 1982 short A Shocking Accident. The son of celebrated painter William Scott, his film Every Picture Tells a Story is his sensitive, exploratory portrait of his father's early years in working-class Northern Ireland of the 1930s and his entry into the art world.

Bringing together films totalling more than four hours, this long-overdue collection celebrates the talented filmmaker and explores his art films. All the films included have been newly remastered.

DISC 1: 

  • Every Picture Tells a Story (James Scott, 1984, 79 mins)
  • The Great Ice Cream Robbery left screen (James Scott, 1971, 35 mins)

DISC 2:

  • Love's Presentation(James Scott, 1966, 27 mins)
  • R.B. Kitaj (James Scott, 1967, 19 mins)
  • Richard Hamilton (James Scott, 1969, 24 mins)
  • The Great Ice Cream Robbery right screen (James Scott, 1971, 33 mins)
  • Chance, History, Art... (James Scott, 1979, 47 mins)

Special Features:

  • Intro and Q&A for Every Picture Tells a Story (2013, audio only)
  • Q&A for The Great Ice Cream Robbery (2013, audio only)
  • The two films comprising The Great Ice Cream Robbery presented on separate discs to enable gallery-style dual-screen viewing
  • Illustrated booklet with writing by Richard White, new essays by James Scott, John Wyver, and William Fowler and full film credits

UK | 1966-1984 | 263 mins | Cert 15 | Region 0





Filmmaker James Scott has enjoyed a diverse career, ranging from early experimental-art documentaries on key 1960s figures such as David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg and R B Kitaj, to work with the radical Berwick Street Collective, independent features and the Oscar®-winning 1982 short A Shocking Accident. The son of celebrated painter William Scott, his film Every Picture Tells a Story is his sensitive, exploratory portrait of his father's early years in working-class Northern Ireland of the 1930s and his entry into the art world. Bringing together films totalling more than four hours, this long-overdue collection celebrates the talented filmmaker and explores his art films. All the films included have been newly remastered. Illustrated booklet with writing by Richard White