Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 2000
    Gloriana

    Gloriana

    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...

    Gloriana
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

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    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

    Coal Face
  • 2004
    Britten's Children

    Britten's Children

    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...

    Britten's Children
  • 1971
    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

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    A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a...

    Owen Wingrave
  • 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
  • 1969
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    01969HD

    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
  • 2023
    Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille

    Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille

    Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille

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    Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille
  • 1996
    Jak se dělá opera

    Jak se dělá opera

    Jak se dělá opera

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    Jak se dělá opera
  • 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
  • 2021
    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    Peter Grimes

    02021HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1960
    Los artistas plásticos de Chile

    Los artistas plásticos de Chile

    Los artistas plásticos de Chile

    01960HD

    Visits the workshops of prominent Chilean painters and sculptors, a vision of artistic creation takes shape. Finally, the first Plastic Arts Fair in...

    Los artistas plásticos de Chile
  • 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
  • 2023
    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    Peter Grimes - Polish National Opera

    02023HD

    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
  • 2023
    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia

    02023HD

    In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from...

    The Turn of the Screw - I Teatri di Reggio Emilia
  • 1935
    The King's Stamp

    The King's Stamp

    The King's Stamp

    01935HD

    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
  • 2008
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

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    Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera, performed in 2008 at the Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain.

    Death in Venice