CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 0h 58m

Constable: A Country Rebel

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The Haywain by John Constable is such a comfortingly familiar image of rural Britain that it is difficult to believe it was ever regarded as a revolutionary painting, but in this film, made in conjunction with a landmark exhibition at the V&A, Alastair Sooke discovers that Constable was painting in a way that was completely new and groundbreaking at the time. Through experimentation and innovation, he managed to make a sublime art from humble things and, though he struggled in his own country during his lifetime, his genius was surprisingly widely admired in France.

Directed bySpike Geilinger

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
September 7, 2014
Studios
BBC Four

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1 credited
Starring
Alastair Sooke

Alastair Sooke

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Creative team
Directed by
Spike Geilinger
Produced by
Spike Geilinger

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