Phil Grabsky Movies
- 2007

Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl
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On April 26th, 1986, reactor four at Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, sending an enormous radioactive cloud over Northern Ukraine and...
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- 2016

Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood
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Discover Spain’s celebrated artist with this cinematic tour de force based on the National Gallery’s must-see exhibition Goya: The...
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- 2021

My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan
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In 2014, director Richard Linklater released Boyhood, a fictional coming-of-age saga that was filmed using the same cast across twelve years. This...
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- 2002

The Hidden History of Rome
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Rome was famed for the decadence of its ruling class, however, what about the ordinary citizens of these ancient cultures? How did they lead their...
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- 2014

Matisse
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MOMA & Tate Modern's landmark show explores the final chapter of Matisse's career when he began 'carving into colour,' creating his signature...
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- 2024

My National Gallery, London
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The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an...
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- 2023

Klimt & The Kiss
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The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognised and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm...
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- 2016

Renoir: Reviled and Revered
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir,...
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- 2013

Manet: Portraying Life
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Manet’s portraits are rarely afforded such close attention as they are given in this exquisitely crafted and insightful film presented by art...
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- 2024

Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
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200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van...
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- 2013

Munch 150
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Many know Munch as the man who painted The Scream, but his complete works are remarkable and secure his place as one of the world's great artists....
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- 2012

In Search of Haydn
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In his lifetime Haydn achieved a degree of fame that easily surpassed that of Mozart and Beethoven. In Search of Haydn is an intricate portrait of...
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- 2021

Raphael Revealed
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Marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the greatest exhibition ever held of his works took place in Rome. Exhibition on Screen was...
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- 2014

In Search of Chopin
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The latest in British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky's In Search Of series, looking at the life of Polish pianist and composer:...
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- 2012

Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London
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A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique...
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- 2025

Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio
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Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring...
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- 2009

Making War Horse
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The story of how Michael Morpurgo's children's novel became one of the most popular and acclaimed productions in the National Theatre's history.
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- 2022

Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
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Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. This film explores and...
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- 2007

Escape from Luanda
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In Luanda, one of the world's poorest and most dangerous places, three students from Angola's only music school work towards their end-of-year...
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- 2011

The Boy Mir
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Following the international hit The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, The Boy Mir will cover not one year but ten. It will track the cheeky,...
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