Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War

Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War, written and directed by Margy Kinmonth, is the first feature film to be made about War Artist Eric Ravilious. It features the voices of Freddie Fox, Tamsin Greig, Jeremy Irons and Harriet Walter and includes contributions from Ai Weiwei, Grayson Perry, Alan Bennett and Robert Macfarlane.[1]

Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War
Directed byMargy Kinmonth
Written byMargy Kinmonth
Produced by
Edited byGordon Mason
Music byEdmund Jolliffe
Production
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  • Foxtrot Films Ltd
Distributed by
Release date
  • 1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Director Margy Kinmonth is a BAFTA and RTS Award winner and known for such work as Naked Hollywood, Royal Paintbox and Revolution: New Art for a New World.[2]

Production

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Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War was filmed on location in UK, Ireland and Portugal.[3]

Release

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Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War, a Margy Kinmonth film, opened across the UK and Ireland on July 1, 2022, released by Dartmouth Films.[4]

Awards

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Nominated, The Master of Art Film Festival (2022)[5]

Cast

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Reception

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Rachel Campbell-Johnston of The Times praises the film: "Ravishing Ravilious; a visionary who celebrated England in war and peace..."[6]

The Observer headlines the film “...'Goodbye Darling': a poignant adieu of a doomed war artist.."[7]

Tom Robey of The Telegraph rated to four out of five stars, commenting "Modest in its approach, this filmic portrait takes shape as both biography and love story."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)". Radio Times.
  2. ^ "Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War Showtimes". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Eric Ravilious – Drawn to War | Foxtrot Films". January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Tabbara2022-07-27T09:26:00+01:00, Mona. "'Eric Ravilious: Drawn To War' filmmaker Margy Kinmonth talks next projects, box-office run". Screen.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Master of Art – Ravilious Film Premiere | Foxtrot Films". April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Campbell-Johnston, Rachel. "Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War — a visionary master who celebrated England in war and peace" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Story of doomed war artist Eric Ravilious told in new film". the Guardian. June 19, 2022.
  8. ^ Robey, Tim (2022-06-30). "Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War: fascinating new light on a singularly English master". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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