Eric Ravilious Hurricanes in Flight 1942

Art critic and writer, James Russell, introduces the first full-length feature documentary film on Eric Ravilious (1903-1942), one of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, who was killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in 1942.

The film Drawn to War recounts a life as compelling and enigmatic as Ravilious’s art, set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspired him. Margy Kinmonth’s film brings to life this brilliant but still grossly undervalued British artist. Caught in the crossfire of war 80 years ago, Ravilious’s legacy largely sank without trace, until recently.

Told in his own words through previously unseen private correspondence, and made with the blessing of the Ravilious estate. Shot entirely on location in UK, Portugal and Ireland, the film asks what it is to be a war artist, featuring Ai Weiwei, Alan Bennett, Grayson Perry, Robert Macfarlane and released in 2022, the 80th anniversary of his death.

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