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Britten's Endgame (2015)
Directed by John Bridcut
Documentary, Music · 2h 00m
To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth, Britten’s Endgame explores the composer's creativity in the face of death. Those closest to him watched anxiously as he raced to complete his final opera, Death in Venice, in defiance of medical advice, tackling an edgy subject with many resonances in his own life. His eventual heart operation left him incapacitated and prematurely old and frail, yet somehow he rediscovered his creative urge to produce two late masterpieces. This is a rich and poignant film about Britten’s final years, and the impact of what Peter Pears called 'an evil opera'.
Cast
John Bridcut
Crew
- Director
- John Bridcut
- Writer
- John Bridcut
- Director of Photography
- Jonathan Partridge
Details
- Release date
- 2015-01-01
- Runtime
- 2h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Crux Productions