Hartismere School

Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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Ideology in the opening sequence of SOTD

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How SOTD explores growth

Shaun of the Dead - post-modern intertextual references

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Nick Broomfield interview

Editing Captain Fantastic

Under the Skin - Sound

Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

Realism

Film: camera shots examples

Under the Skin - BFI review

Fallen Angels: A Wong Kar Wai Masterpiece

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

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Correspondence from the Exams Office

Trip to Athens October 2026

December Mock Examinations

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

November 2025 GCSE Examinations

January 2026 Examinations

Vacancies

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

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Film Studies GCE Examinations SOTD Year 9 Options Avant-Garde Silent Film Trips Screenplay Year 11 Working Fallen Angels Theory Year 9 Year 12 Test Theatre Athens GCSE Greece

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