Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 2017
    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

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    The premiere of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd in Madrid is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Teatro Real's bicentennial celebrations. Its...

    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
  • 1990
    The Children

    The Children

    The Children

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    After years working in Brazil, middle-aged engineer Martin Boyner returns to Switzerland to marry his longtime friend, the recently widowed Rose...

    The Children
  • 2001
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

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    A new governess arrives at a country house to take care of two seemingly angelic young children. But she begins to suspect that the house is haunted,...

    The Turn of the Screw
  • 1936
    Message from Geneva

    Message from Geneva

    Message from Geneva

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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 Geneva
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

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    A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1988
    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

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    A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter...

    Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
  • 2024
    Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ

    Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ

    Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ

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    To mark the 140th anniversary of the organ at Riga Cathedral, Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna and the Latvian Choir are presenting a concert combining...

    Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ
  • 2010
    Britten: Death in Venice

    Britten: Death in Venice

    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.

    Britten: Death in Venice
  • 2013
    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

    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...

    Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2004
    Noye's Fludde

    Noye's Fludde

    Noye's Fludde

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    Recording by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of Benjamin Britten's one-act opera, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt.

    Noye's Fludde
  • 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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    Strange creatures roam the woods near Athens at night, and different worlds exist there without ever crossing paths. The Lovers are unaware of the...

    Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille
  • 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
  • 1982
    The Selfish Giant

    The Selfish Giant

    The Selfish Giant

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    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...

    The Selfish Giant
  • 2020
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

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    Louisa Muller makes her Garsington directing debut and we welcome back Richard Farnes (Falstaff, 2018) to conduct with Sophie Bevan (Don Giovanni,...

    The Turn of the Screw
  • 2004
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    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.

    The Turn of the Screw
  • 1938
    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    6.2131938HD

    This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

    Night Mail