“1984” by George Orwell

Professor John Bowen explores truth, fiction, repression and freedom in George Orwell's iconic 1949 novel, "1984." The film is shot in the Senate House in London, formerly the Ministry of Information, and the building on which Orwell founded the Ministry of Truth.

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