Further a-Sterne

18 Feb 2012

In response to my post on The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Patrick Wildgust, Curator of Shandy Hall, has alerted me to an interesting film by Thomas Newton. Shot in and around Coxwold, where Sterne lived while writing Tristram Shandy, it takes its inspiration from a passage from the book to explore the perception of time. Patrick says that it was 'an attempt to show layers of time using both Sterne’s experimental approach to the subject and the practical task of keeping it accurate in Coxwold'. Incidentally, the latest exhibition at Shandy Hall, Precious Cargo, has a maritime theme. See what you think, and thanks for sharing this, Patrick.