Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 1996
    Jak se dělá opera

    Jak se dělá opera

    Jak se dělá opera

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    Jak se dělá opera
  • 2021
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

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    Based on a poem published in 1810 with more ethnographic than dramatic focus, Britten constructed a sombre parable about the conflict between the...

    Peter Grimes
  • 2013
    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

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    An open-air staging by Aldeburgh Music of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, on the beach that inspired the opera. A small seaside community struggles...

    Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach
  • 1969
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

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    This 1969 BBC production is about as close as we can get to a definitive version of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES, one of the greatest 20th Century...

    Peter Grimes
  • 1982
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

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    Benjamin Britten’s opera of the Henry James novel. An inexperienced governess is sent to a country house to care for two children, whom she is...

    The Turn of the Screw
  • 2023
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

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    Peter Grimes
  • 2023
    Benjamin Britten: Válečné rekviem

    Benjamin Britten: Válečné rekviem

    Benjamin Britten: Válečné rekviem

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    Benjamin Britten: Válečné rekviem
  • 1967
    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

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    Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.

    The Burning Fiery Furnace
  • 1936
    Message from Genova

    Message from Genova

    Message from Genova

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    This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

    Message from Genova
  • 1937
    Around the Village Green

    Around the Village Green

    Around the Village Green

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    Contrasts traditional and modern village life, as changes occur with better transport and as country estates are sold off for housing.

    Around the Village Green
  • 1933
    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

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    A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

    Cable Ship
  • 1946
    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

    Instruments of the Orchestra

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    British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...

    Instruments of the Orchestra
  • 2023
    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

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    Peter Grimes lives from fishing. Raw and recluse, he finds himself at odds with the local community who accuse him of brutality towards his young...

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera
  • 2013
    Britten: Nocturne

    Britten: Nocturne

    Britten: Nocturne

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    Tony Palmer directs this documentary exploring the life and work of the celebrated English composer, conductor and pianist. Britten is particularly...

    Britten: Nocturne
  • 1994
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

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    Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.

    Peter Grimes
  • 2013
    Britten: Gloriana

    Britten: Gloriana

    Britten: Gloriana

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    Benjamin Britten’s opera Gloriana was written in 1953 for celebrations around the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to whom the...

    Britten: Gloriana
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival and the opening by The Queen of the new concert hall at Snape.

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival
  • 2018
    Britten Death in Venice

    Britten Death in Venice

    Britten Death in Venice

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    Britten's last opera, in two acts, presented by Teatro Real.

    Britten Death in Venice
  • 1935
    The King's Stamp

    The King's Stamp

    The King's Stamp

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    The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

    The King's Stamp
  • 2006
    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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    This is a live performance of BENJAMIN BRITTEN's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" shot at Teatro del Liceu in April of 2005 featuring singers DAVID...

    Benjamin Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream