Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

Name: Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Director: Margy Kinmonth
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-07-01
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Ai Weiwei, Freddie Fox, Tamsin Greig, Grayson Perry, Alan Bennett

Directed by Margy Kinmonth

Documentary

20221h 27m

Overview

One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942. His life is as compelling and enigmatic as his art, set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspire him. This film brings to life this unique and still grossly undervalued British artist caught in the crossfire of war 80 years ago, whose legacy largely sank without trace, until now…