Britten's Endgame

Britten's Endgame (2015)


  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 2015-01-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Production Company: Crux Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Bridcut
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Summary

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'.

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  • John Bridcut

    as Narrator
Directing John Bridcut Director
Camera Jonathan Partridge Director of Photography
Writing John Bridcut Writer
Production Emma Tutty Executive Producer

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