Brought to you in collaboration with Bristol Museum, this screening of Arcadia, an immersive piece of filmmaking, coincides with the Constable In Britain exhibition, ‘Truth to Nature’.
The film’s co-composer, Adrian Utley (of the band Portishead) will join us for a live introduction before the screening, while curator Julia Carver (Bristol Museum) joins us for a post-film Q&A.
Scouring 100 years of archive footage, BAFTA-winner Paul Wright constructs an exhilarating study of the British people’s shifting — and contradictory — relationship to the land.
The film goes on a sensory, visceral journey, taking in folk carnivals and fetes, masked parades, water divining and harvesting. Set to a grand, expressive score from Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Wright’s captivating film essay captures the beauty and brutality of rural Britain.
The film’s co-composer, Adrian Utley (of the band Portishead) will join us for a live introduction before the screening, while curator Julia Carver (Bristol Museum) joins us for a post-film Q&A.
Scouring 100 years of archive footage, BAFTA-winner Paul Wright constructs an exhilarating study of the British people’s shifting — and contradictory — relationship to the land.
The film goes on a sensory, visceral journey, taking in folk carnivals and fetes, masked parades, water divining and harvesting. Set to a grand, expressive score from Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Wright’s captivating film essay captures the beauty and brutality of rural Britain.
*Doors open for this event at 7pm
Directed By:
Paul Wright
Running time:
120 mins