Shooting the Past and The Fiction of Archives

TV Movie Broadcast Date: January 10, 1999 (UK); November 21 and 28, 1999 (USA)

Broadcast in North America on the Mobil Masterpiece Theatre series in two parts, this three-hour story features a photo archives in an old mansion that is threatened with closure when the stately home is acquired by an American who wishes to turn the building into a college.

The first part generated several strong reactions from subscribers to the ARCHIVES and PHOTOHST e-mail discussion lists. You can add your own views or search the ARCHIVES e-mail list (requires log-in and subscription), the IMDB Message Board, the Fictional World of Archives discussion board, or the PHOTOHST mailing list (requires subscription).

  1. ARCHIVES Mailing List (Web site)
  2. British Film Institute, Screenonline
  3. Visit the Hulton Getty Picture Collection (Getty Images Web site)
  4. IMDB animated logoThe Internet Movie Database and Message Board

CONTENTS: The Fictional World of Archives

Submitted by David Mattison, 1999.11.23. Updated 2007.02.28.