Margaret Tait
Margaret Caroline Tait was a Scottish film maker and poet. Tait attended the University of Edinburgh, gaining qualifications in Medicine (1941). She later moved to Rome, where she studied filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (1950–1952).
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.754 |
| Birthday | 1918-11-11 |
| Place of Birth | Kirkwall, United Kingdom |
| Also Known As |
1974
Colour Poems
7.7/6
'Titles within the film are: Numen of the Boughs, Old Boots, Speed Bonny Boat, Lapping Water, Incense, Aha, Brave New World, Things, Terra Firma. A po...
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Colour Poems
1955
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo
5.4/9
A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait speaks the poem throughout the film.
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The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo
1952
A Portrait of Ga
6.2/30
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.
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A Portrait of Ga
2020
Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995
0/0
In Aurand’s signature diaristic form, roses in bloom, farm animals, Orkney landscapes, and scenes of the late filmmaker Margaret Tait having tea are r...
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Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995
1983
Margaret Tait: Film Maker
0/0
A documentary about the life and works of Margaret Tait.
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Margaret Tait: Film Maker
2023
Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait
5/1
Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life, from th...
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