Richard Eyre Movies

  • 1995
    The Absence of War

    The Absence of War

    The Absence of War

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    Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous 1992 election campaign. Labour leader George Jones...

    The Absence of War
  • 1998
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

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    An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

    King Lear
  • 2014
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

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    Richard Eyre’s elegant production, which opened the Met’s 2014–15 season, sets the action of Mozart’s timeless social comedy...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
  • 2009
    Royal Opera House: La Traviata

    Royal Opera House: La Traviata

    Royal Opera House: La Traviata

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    Renée Fleming has matured into one of the finest sopranos around at the moment, a true star with a sparkling personality and a velvet-toned...

    Royal Opera House: La Traviata
  • 2008
    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

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    An exclusive featurette in which directors and fellow actors speaks about Maggie Smith's career and her way of working.

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
  • 2020
    Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

    Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

    Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

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    Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

    Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
  • 1980
    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

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    In his further adventures Frank finds success and unhappiness.

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
  • 2010
    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

    Bizet: Carmen

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    Richard Eyre’s stunning new production of Bizet’s opera was the talk of the town when it was unveiled on New Year’s Eve 2009....

    Bizet: Carmen
  • 2021
    Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

    Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

    Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

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    Archival footage provides a glimpse into the life of Cameron Mackintosh; the storied producer famous for Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera,...

    Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
  • 2002
    Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre

    Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre

    Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre

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    Richard Eyre talks to Judi Dench about her art, her career and views on acting.

    Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre
  • 2003
    Vincent in Brixton

    Vincent in Brixton

    Vincent in Brixton

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    Based on Nicholas Wright's 2002 play exploring the life of the young Vincent Van Gogh during a stay in Brixton, London in 1873. In the play, which is...

    Vincent in Brixton
  • 1978
    One Bummer News Day

    One Bummer News Day

    One Bummer News Day

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    What happens to provincial journalists when there's nothing in the news and they have a paper to fill?

    One Bummer News Day
  • 1979
    Cries from a Watchtower

    Cries from a Watchtower

    Cries from a Watchtower

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    A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

    Cries from a Watchtower
  • 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

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    Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading an extraordinary cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritone Michael Sumuel stars as...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
  • 2022
    La Traviata - ROH

    La Traviata - ROH

    La Traviata - ROH

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    La Traviata - ROH
  • 1970
    The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

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    Two outstanding casts—including sopranos Nadine Sierra, Anita Hartig, Susanna Phillips, and Hanna-Elisabeth Müller; mezzo-sopranos...

    The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro
  • 1980
    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

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    Frank, a young lad from Sheffield, leaves home to seek his fortune in London; he finds the big city not all what he had expected

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something