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Exhibition on Screen:
Caravaggio

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date November 11 2025
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Caravaggio
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Caravaggio – filming Christ at Emmaus (1601) at the National Gallery London © David Bickerstaff

Directors – David Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky – 2025 – UK – Cert. 12a – 101m *** A look at the turbulent life of sixteenth century Italian painter Caravaggio, his troubles, his forced travels, and his art – out in UK cinemas from Tuesday, November 11th Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), generally known as Caravaggio, is here, […]

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Darling

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 28 2025
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Director – John Schlesinger – 1965 – UK – Cert. 15 – 128m ***** A young woman abandons her dull marriage to navigate life and love in 1960s swinging London – back out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 30th, and on 4K UHD & Blu-ray on Monday, 16th June Today, this stands as a […]

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