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But what about Turner's character? What about the man behind the art? In the first few decades
of the BBC archive, film-makers didn't seem particularly
interested in Turner's life, nor the times he lived in. Right. First up, three coats. But beginning in the 2000s,
that all began to change. Four waistcoats, white. And six shirts. In Turner:
The Man Who Painted Britain, film-makers combined Tim Marlow's
presented sequences with the liberal use of dramatic reconstructions, bringing Turner's character to life. Turner's use of red was
brilliantly unsubtle
of the BBC archive, film-makers didn't seem particularly
interested in Turner's life, nor the times he lived in. Right. First up, three coats. But beginning in the 2000s,
that all began to change. Four waistcoats, white. And six shirts. In Turner:
The Man Who Painted Britain, film-makers combined Tim Marlow's
presented sequences with the liberal use of dramatic reconstructions, bringing Turner's character to life. Turner's use of red was
brilliantly unsubtle
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But what about Turner's character?
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What about the man behind the art?
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In the first few decades
of the BBC archive,
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film-makers didn't seem particularly
interested in Turner's life,
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nor the times he lived in.
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Right. First up, three coats.
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But beginning in the 2000s,
that all began to change.
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Four waistcoats, white.
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And six shirts.
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In Turner:
The Man Who Painted Britain,
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film-makers combined Tim Marlow's
presented sequences with the liberal
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use of dramatic reconstructions,
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bringing Turner's character to life.
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Turner's use of red was
brilliantly unsubtle.
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Movie Summary
Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
