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Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

2011 · 137 min Documentary Music

The great composer of The Planets, Gustav Holst also taught himself Sanskrit, lived in a street of brothels in Algiers, cycled into the Sahara Desert, and allied himself during the First World War with a ‘red priest' who pinned on the door of his church "prayers at noon for the victims of Imperial Aggression". He hated the words used to his most famous tune "I Vow to Thee My Country" because it was the opposite of what he believed, and died before the age of 60 - broken and disillusioned.

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Year 2011
Country United Kingdom
Genre Documentary, Music
Director Tony Palmer
Runtime 137 min.

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Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A 2011 film from an era before CGI overload, with real performances that still hit hard. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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