Feature2014·58m·0.0

Constable: A Country Rebel

Documentary

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.

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Cast

Alastair Sooke

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Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
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Revenue
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Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
BBC Four

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Director

Spike Geilinger