Benjamin Britten Movies
- 2010
Britten: Death in Venice
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A staging of Britten's opera filmed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in June 2008.
- 1982
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...
- 1969
Idomeneo
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This TV production is from 1970 and the color picture is accordingly rich and beautiful. The sound however is below average for the era, but still...
- 2023
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...
- 2004
The Turn of the Screw
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The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.
- 1969
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...
- 2000
Gloriana
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Phyllida Lloyd's acclaimed adaptation for film of the opera that Benjamin Britten wrote for the celebrations of the Queen's coronation in 1953, based...
- 1946
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...
- 2001
Owen Wingrave
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Margaret Williams directs this 2001 production of adaptation of Benjamin Britten's television opera based on a short story by Henry James. Performers...
- 2023
Peter Grimes
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- 2018
Britten Death in Venice
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Britten's last opera, in two acts, presented by Teatro Real.
- 2023
Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille
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- 2004
Britten's Children
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Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music. John Bridcut's compelling film sheds...
- 2013
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...
- 1994
Peter Grimes
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Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.
- 2013
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
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Sarah Connolly's 'outstanding' (The Guardian) portrayal of the wronged Roman noblewoman, written originally for Kathleen Ferrier, lies at the hear of...
- 2006
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...
- 2021
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...
- 1935
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...
- 1937
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.