The Secret Life of Edward James (1978): Presented by George Melly

The Secret Life of Edward James, George Melly’s documentary film from 1975. The film is a biography of surrealist art collector Edward James. James was patron of René Magritte, Leonora Carrington and Salvador Dalí (the Mae West Lips sofa was originally designed for his house Monkton), and lived the only life a responsible aristocrat can lead: inventing impossibilities and flouting convention. James’ life is a catalogue of incredible moments: the argument of his royal paternity, defacing his Lutyens-