Movies: Sky Arts

  • 2023
    Dance First

    Dance First (2023)

    Dance First

    7.92023HD

    Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping a...

    Dance First
  • 2021
    The Lost Leonardo

    The Lost Leonardo (2021)

    The Lost Leonardo

    7.12021HD

    London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one...

    The Lost Leonardo
  • 2009
    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point (2009)

    The Turning Point

    02009HD

    In The Turning Point, written by Michael Dobbs, Benedict Cumberbatch takes the role of Guy Burgess while Matthew Marsh plays the part of Winston Churchill. The play was part of the Sky Arts Theatre Live! Series, which won the Broadcasting Press Guild...

    The Turning Point
  • 2020
    Pompeii: Eros and Myth

    Pompeii: Eros and Myth (2020)

    Pompeii: Eros and Myth

    5.52020HD

    A story about one of the most famous and mysterious archaeological sites in the world....

    Pompeii: Eros and Myth
  • 2013
    Snodgrass

    Snodgrass (2013)

    Snodgrass

    02013HD

    In 1991 50-year old John Lennon, living on the dole in Birmingham and following the moderate success of the Beatles, recalls how he left the band in 1962 after they were persuaded to release 'How Do You Do It?' as a single, rather than 'Love Me Do'....

    Snodgrass
  • 2022
    Gary Numan: Resurrection

    Gary Numan: Resurrection (2022)

    Gary Numan: Resurrection

    7.32022HD

    40 years after he last played the Wembley Arena, Gary Numan staged the comeback of a lifetime. Follow Numan on his road back to Wembley and follow his turbulent careers, from the crushing lows to the exhilarating highs....

    Gary Numan: Resurrection
  • 2018
    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond (2018)

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    7.32018HD

    The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Prague Spring, the Chicago riots, the Mexico Summer Olympics, the presidential election...

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
  • 2021
    Botticelli, Florence and the Medici

    Botticelli, Florence and the Medici (2021)

    Botticelli, Florence and the Medici

    8.32021HD

    Documentary on the art and culture of Florence in 15th century Tuscany and, in particular, the work of Eary Ranaissance painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1501)....

    Botticelli, Florence and the Medici
  • 2012
    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard (2012)

    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard

    02012HD

    Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of South Africa's apartheid system for the entire world to see. Interviews with Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela...

    Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
  • 2017
    The Seven Ages of Elvis

    The Seven Ages of Elvis (2017)

    The Seven Ages of Elvis

    7.62017HD

    Documentary about the life and career of Elvis Presley produced for Sky Arts. Includes rarely seen clips and photos from throughout Elvis' career as well as comments from music historians and musicians, songwriters, producers, actors, etc. who worked...

    The Seven Ages of Elvis
  • 2009
    Largo al factotum

    Largo al factotum (2009)

    Largo al factotum

    7.22009HD

    A silent black-and-white comedy inspired by the fizzing rollercoaster of Largo al factotum - the familiar aria from Rossini's The Barber of Seville - featuring the young apprentice hero and a recalcitrant, increasingly monstrous hairball....

    Largo al factotum
  • 2020
    Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

    Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World (2020)

    Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

    02020HD

    Film following the acclaimed Birmingham based artist, known for his controversial satirical collages, as he embarks on a UK wide outdoor art installation....

    Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
  • 2012
    The Snipist

    The Snipist (2012)

    The Snipist

    92012HD

    The struggle of a lone sniper in a dystopian future Britain plagued with rabies and ruled over by a sinistrous Ministry of Information....

    The Snipist
  • 2021
    Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

    Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up (2021)

    Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

    6.82021HD

    SKY ARTS presents Suede's Coming Up (released on Nude Records in 1996) in the Classic Albums series....

    Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
  • 2010
    Discovering Lennon

    Discovering Lennon (2010)

    Discovering Lennon

    7.72010HD

    A show commemorating the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle's death. His contemporaries and current commentators reflect on the role of John Lennon, the artist and radical thinker....

    Discovering Lennon
  • 2020
    Lennon's Last Weekend

    Lennon's Last Weekend (2020)

    Lennon's Last Weekend

    62020HD

    In December 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had not spoken to the media for more than five years. With a new album to promote Lennon was prepared to speak in New York to Radio One D.J. Andy Peebles of the BBC. John surprised everyone by candidly discu...

    Lennon's Last Weekend
  • 2019
    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor (2019)

    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

    02019HD

    The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor. A Jewish emigre from Hungary and a working class woman from Watford, England, John and Joy fell in love, created cartoons that helped the allies to win the war, and produced the first feat...

    The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
  • 2019
    T. S. Eliot: The Search for Happiness

    T. S. Eliot: The Search for Happiness (2019)

    T. S. Eliot: The Search for Happiness

    02019HD

    The story of the relationship between writer, literary critic and publisher T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) and his second wife Esmé Valerie Fletcher (1926-2012)....

    T. S. Eliot: The Search for Happiness
  • 2021
    Raffaello – Il giovane prodigio

    Raffaello – Il giovane prodigio (2021)

    Raffaello – Il giovane prodigio

    7.72021HD

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    Raffaello – Il giovane prodigio
  • 2023
    High Tide

    High Tide (2023)

    High Tide

    02023HD

    After ransacking an ancient island monastery, two siblings, now trapped in their sinking campervan, are torn apart by history, hallucination, and a sacred stone....

    High Tide