Phil Grabsky Movies

  • 2007
    Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl

    Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl

    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...

    Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl
  • 2016
    Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood

    Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood

    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...

    Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood
  • 2021
    My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan

    My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan

    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...

    My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan
  • 2002
    The Hidden History of Rome

    The Hidden History of Rome

    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...

    The Hidden History of Rome
  • 2014
    Matisse

    Matisse

    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...

    Matisse
  • 2024
    My National Gallery, London

    My National Gallery, London

    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...

    My National Gallery, London
  • 2023
    Klimt & The Kiss

    Klimt & The Kiss

    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...

    Klimt & The Kiss
  • 2016
    Renoir: Reviled and Revered

    Renoir: Reviled and Revered

    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,...

    Renoir: Reviled and Revered
  • 2013
    Manet: Portraying Life

    Manet: Portraying Life

    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...

    Manet: Portraying Life
  • 2024
    Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers

    Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers

    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...

    Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
  • 2013
    Munch 150

    Munch 150

    Munch 150

    52013HD

    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....

    Munch 150
  • 2012
    In Search of Haydn

    In Search of Haydn

    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...

    In Search of Haydn
  • 2021
    Raphael Revealed

    Raphael Revealed

    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...

    Raphael Revealed
  • 2014
    In Search of Chopin

    In Search of Chopin

    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:...

    In Search of Chopin
  • 2012
    Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London

    Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London

    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...

    Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London
  • 2025
    Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio

    Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio

    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...

    Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio
  • 2009
    Making War Horse

    Making War Horse

    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.

    Making War Horse
  • 2022
    Pissarro: Father of Impressionism

    Pissarro: Father of Impressionism

    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...

    Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
  • 2007
    Escape from Luanda

    Escape from Luanda

    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...

    Escape from Luanda
  • 2011
    The Boy Mir

    The Boy Mir

    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,...

    The Boy Mir