W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry for a Beautiful Short Film About Running

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Auden and Benjamin Britten collaborated on what is surely the most talent-heavy documentary about a postal service to exist.

Aphex Twin/ AFX - Nightmail

Man, i have no idea what W. H. would've made of this! I did not know Aphex Twin sampled this, though.

Thanks for this, a lovely piece of film making. Reminds me of Jorgen Leth's "A Sunday in Hell"

this is just silly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDke1qxOG8 Aphex Twin - Heliosphan "Small tribute to Jørgen Leth's timeless film,"

http://www.ubu.com/film/niblock_movement.html The Movement of People Working (1973-74) Director: Phill Niblock