Constable: A Country Rebel (2014)
• September 7th, 2014 • 0h 58min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Rembrandt Association, an exceptional year
Released on: 2024-01-10
Documentary
Documentary about the Rembrandt Association. In the 19th century, a lot of Dutch art disappeared abr...
I'll See You Again
Released on: 2022-11-18
Documentary
A group of artists settle in a swamp on the banks of the Indre River. Meanwhile, a voice describes a...
The Real Beauty and the Beast
Released on: 2013-06-14
Documentary
It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform...
Goya
Released on: 1950-10-01
Documentary
Presents life in 18th century Spain as the painter Francisco de Goya showed it to us.
Food Design
Released on: 2009-04-19
Documentary
A look at how form, color, smell, consistency, the sounds made during eating, manufacturing techniqu...
Too Many Captain Cooks
Released on: 1989-01-01
Documentary
For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historic...
Aleš II.
Released on: 1950-12-31
Documentary
The second part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "Glorious ...
Pablo Picasso et Françoise Gilot : la femme qui dit non
Released on: 2020-06-06
Documentary
Painter Françoise Gilot shared Pablo Picasso's life from 1943 to 1953. This union nourished their re...
Miss Interpreted
Released on: 1997-10-30
Documentary
A film about the artist Marlene Dumas: - There's no right way to portray or to understand someone. I...
Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage
Released on: 2021-11-02
Documentary
Documentary that exposes the secret world of these unknown tax havens. There is a global network of ...
Max Ernst: Journey into the Subconscious
Released on: 1964-01-01
Documentary
The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal fou...
Art and Life: The Story of Jim Phillips
Released on: 2024-02-10
Documentary
Embark on the epic ride of Jim Phillips, the genius behind skateboarding and rock culture's electrif...
White Walls Say Nothing
Released on: 2017-05-02
Documentary
Buenos Aires is a complex, chaotic city. It has European style and a Latin American heart. It has os...
Kaarel Kurismaa. The Limits of Timelessness
Released on: 2024-01-19
Documentary
A documentary about the Estonian artist Kaarel Kurismaa shows the viewer an insight into the world o...
Quilty: Painting the Shadows
Released on: 2019-10-10
Documentary
This fascinating exploration of the creative process follows one of Australia's leading contemporary...
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
Released on: 2017-11-23
Documentary
About Stefan Stricker, who calls himself Juwelia and has been running a gallery on Sanderstraße in B...
Secret Mall Apartment
Released on: 2025-03-21
Documentary
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for fou...
Black Pénélope
Released on: 1991-09-25
Documentary
A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting...