Benjamin Britten Movies

  • 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
  • 1938
    Advance Democracy!

    Advance Democracy!

    Advance Democracy!

    01938HD

    A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.

    Advance Democracy!
  • 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
  • 1964
    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    01964HD

    First transmitted in 1964, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is performed at the Royal Albert Hall. The Melos Ensemble is conducted by Benjamin Britten,...

    Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
  • 1982
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    61982HD

    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
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.0881935HD

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

    Coal Face
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    01979HD

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

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 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
  • 2013
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    02013HD

    At the English National Opera, Deborah Warner has been directing Benjamin Britten's final opera, Death in Venice, conducted by Edward Gardner.

    Death in Venice
  • 2008
    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    Death in Venice

    02008HD

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

    Death in Venice
  • 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

    02023HD

    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
  • 2004
    Noye's Fludde

    Noye's Fludde

    Noye's Fludde

    02004HD

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

    Noye's Fludde
  • 1971
    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    01971HD

    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
  • 1967
    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    Benjamin Britten and His Festival

    01967HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2004
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    6.52004HD

    The operatic version of the famous story about a governess who fears her two charges are possessed.

    The Turn of the Screw
  • 2001
    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    Owen Wingrave

    02001HD

    Margaret Williams directs this 2001 production of adaptation of Benjamin Britten's television opera based on a short story by Henry James. Performers...

    Owen Wingrave
  • 1967
    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    The Burning Fiery Furnace

    91967HD

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

    The Burning Fiery Furnace
  • 1937
    Love from a Stranger

    Love from a Stranger

    Love from a Stranger

    61937HD

    Ann Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after winning a lottery. Swept off her feet by charming...

    Love from a Stranger
  • 2001
    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    02001HD

    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