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Alan Bennett

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31 days ago

From fiasco to feted: the story of the Dream of Gerontius, the revolutionary music of The Choral

The Choral depicts an amateur choral society in wartime Yorkshire taking on Elgar’s trailblazing and controversial work. But how much does Alan Bennett’s fiction reflect actual fact?

Nicholas Hytner’s…

The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes leads the choir in impressively unsentimental Alan Bennett fable ⊕⊕

Genteel manners of first world war story about repressed passion delivered with surprising sexual candour

Alan Bennett’s new film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, is a quiet and consistent pleasure: an u…

3 months ago

The Choral review – Ralph Fiennes makes pleasant music in low-volume drama

Toronto film festival: the actor is a reliably committed presence in this gentle Alan Bennett-scripted first world war tale which might have worked better on stage

There are simple Sunday afternoon pl…

Spinal Tap II, Julia Roberts and Paul Thomas Anderson: the best films of autumn 2025

An original Alan Bennett screenplay, a classy star turn for George Clooney and a Bruce Springsteen biopic are all on their way to the big screen

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7 months ago

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