One Take Movies: Are they a gimmick?

From the famous speeding train of 1896 to the groundbreaking Russian Ark and iconic Berlin night-out-gone-wrong flick Victoria, this week we take you through the illustrious history of one-take movies - or should it be one-shot movies?

References
Hot takes: a short history of the one-shot movie in 11 attempts by Matthew Thrift for BFI
Interview with Medusa Deluxe director Thomas Hardiman
The 10 worst Martin Scorsese movies by Joe Williams for Far Out
In One Breath: Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark (Making of) on YouTube

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Edited and produced by Lily Austin and James Brailsford
Original music by James Brailsford

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