In November 1940, German bombers destroyed much of the city centre of Coventry and reduced the city's medieval cathedral to rubble. Just 22 years later, in May 1962, a new cathedral designed by Basil Spence was consecrated on the site. Built in a bold modern style, incorporating the ruins of the old cathedral and adorned with a wealth of modern artworks, Coventry Cathedral is recognised today as one of Britain's greatest postwar buildings. Using a wealth of rarely seen archive film, together with voices from yesterday and today, the film tells the story of the new cathedral and of the times in which it was created.
John Wyver
Director, Writer
A Plastic Ocean75%
Directed by John Ford70%
Sherman's March65%
Naqoyqatsi61%
The Class of ‘9271%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
Extremis69%
McQueen74%
180° South72%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
Being James Bond77%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me85%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Above Majestic73%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Fuck64%
