Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.
Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them.
Constable represents the very best of the old school of realism and pastoral nostalgia; Turner, an exciting new way of depicting emotion and dreamlike impressions. Critics compared their starkly different styles to a clash of ‘fire and water’.
Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art to the big screen. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see these greats side-by-side, as they so often were in life, on the big screen for the first time.
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Showings:
Saturday 4th April 2:30pm
Thursday 9th April 6:00pm
Dir. David Bickersteth, UK, 2025, 93 mins
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