Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

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

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War is a 2022 British film written and directed by Margy Kinmonth.[1] It is the first feature film to be made about the English war artist Eric Ravilious.[citation needed] 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.[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]

Reception

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Rachel Campbell-Johnston of The Times praised the film: "Ravishing Ravilious; a visionary who celebrated England in war and peace..."[5]

Richard Brooks in The Observer called the film's general release in cinemas "a rarity for an art film".[6]

Tom Robey of The Telegraph rated the film four out of five stars, commenting "Modest in its approach, this filmic portrait takes shape as both biography and love story."[7]

Awards

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Nominated, The Master of Art Film Festival (2022).[8]

References

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