Benjamin Britten Movies
- 1967
The Burning Fiery Furnace
The Burning Fiery Furnace91967HD
Tony Palmer's documentary about the staging of Britten's choral work.
- 1971
Owen Wingrave
Owen Wingrave01971HD
A family conflict ensues after Owen, the youngest of the proud military family Wingrave, expected to continue the family tradition and become a...
- 1937
Around the Village Green
Around the Village Green4.81937HD
Contrasts traditional and modern village life, as changes occur with better transport and as country estates are sold off for housing.
- 2008
Britten: Peter Grimes
Britten: Peter Grimes02008HD
Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production...
- 2020
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw62020HD
Louisa Muller makes her Garsington directing debut and we welcome back Richard Farnes (Falstaff, 2018) to conduct with Sophie Bevan (Don Giovanni,...
- 1969
Idomeneo
Idomeneo01969HD
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
Peter Grimes02023HD
- 1936
Message from Genova
Message from Genova01936HD
This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....
- 1935
Coal Face
Coal Face6.11935HD
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
- 2024
Britten: War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem102024HD
With the Russian soprano Irina Lungu, the British tenor Allan Clayton and the German baritone Matthias Goerne, a star cast has been found that ties...
- 2000
Gloriana
Gloriana02000HD
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
Instruments of the Orchestra01946HD
British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's...
- 1994
Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes01994HD
Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.
- 2004
Britten's Children
Britten's Children02004HD
Children and childhood fascinated Benjamin Britten throughout his life and inspired some of his greatest music. John Bridcut's compelling film sheds...
- 2023
Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille
Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille02023HD
- 2008
Death in Venice
Death in Venice02008HD
Benjamin Britten's 1973 opera, performed in 2008 at the Liceu Opera in Barcelona, Spain.
- 2018
Gloriana
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Performed at Madrid's historic Teatro Real in 2018, Ivor Bolton conducts Benjamin Britten's opera based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and...
- 1996
Jak se dělá opera
Jak se dělá opera01996HD
- 1982
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant01982HD
A big evil one hides in the castle and is not friends with anyone. A cartoon about the importance of communication based on a fairy tale by Oscar...
- 1960
Los artistas plásticos de Chile
Los artistas plásticos de Chile01960HD
Visits the workshops of prominent Chilean painters and sculptors, a vision of artistic creation takes shape. Finally, the first Plastic Arts Fair in...