Phil Grabsky Movies
- 2009
Making War Horse
Making War Horse9.52009HD
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.
- 1993
Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman World
Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman World01993HD
Julius Caesar turned military victories into political power. His ambition created a colossal empire, and he gave his name to the rulers who...
- 2014
Matisse
Matisse02014HD
MOMA & Tate Modern's landmark show explores the final chapter of Matisse's career when he began 'carving into colour,' creating his signature...
- 2015
Concerto: A Beethoven Journey
Concerto: A Beethoven Journey7.52015HD
Filmed over the course of four years, Grabsky and his Seventh Art team followed leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes's attempt to understand and...
- 2004
The Boy who plays On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan
The Boy who plays On The Buddhas Of Bamiyan7.52004HD
In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film follows the...
- 2015
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them82015HD
Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Renoir: some of the world’s most popular artists. Their works, and that of their contemporaries, fetch tens of millions...
- 2016
Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood
Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood52016HD
Discover Spain’s celebrated artist with this cinematic tour de force based on the National Gallery’s must-see exhibition Goya: The...
- 2016
Renoir: Reviled and Revered
Renoir: Reviled and Revered52016HD
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir,...
- 2007
Escape from Luanda
Escape from Luanda02007HD
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...
- 2002
The Hidden History of Egypt
The Hidden History of Egypt5.52002HD
Egyptians were famed for their extravagant building techniques and extraordinary gods, but what about the ordinary citizens? How did they lead their...
- 2012
In Search of Haydn
In Search of Haydn102012HD
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...
- 2021
My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan
My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan82021HD
In 2014, director Richard Linklater released Boyhood, a fictional coming-of-age saga that was filmed using the same cast across twelve years. This...
- 2013
Exhibition on Screen: Munch 150
Exhibition on Screen: Munch 15052013HD
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....
- 2014
In Search of Chopin
In Search of Chopin02014HD
The latest in British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky's In Search Of series, looking at the life of Polish pianist and composer:...
- 2022
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism82022HD
- 2024
My National Gallery, London
My National Gallery, London82024HD
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...
- 2012
Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London
Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London22012HD
A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique...
- 1970
Manet
Manet01970HD
- 2011
The Boy Mir
The Boy Mir02011HD
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,...
- 1970
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers01970HD
Focusing on his unique creative process, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers explores the artist’s years in the south of France, where he revolutionised...