The National

A remarkable event at London’s National Gallery assembled the largest ever collection of Leonardo’s surviving paintings for a unique exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan." Given exclusive access to the opening night of the exhibition the film captures the excitement of the occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow offers his insight into the great masterpieces and invites the opinions of the curators, restorers and other specially invited guests. Interwoven is an insightful biography filmed at the locations of Leonardo’s life as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the preparations of what was undoubtedly a once-only exhibition which also included the first newly attributed Leonardo in over a century.

National Geographic follows underwater explorer Bob Ballard as he searches for the aircraft carrier sunk during the Battle of Midway.

A highlight of the autumn Event Cinema calendar, this landmark cinema release opens with a brand-new 60-minute documentary about the life and work of Paul Gauguin narrated by actor Dominic West. This will be followed by a 30-minute private view filmed exclusively for cinemas of the forthcoming National Gallery exhibition ‘The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Gauguin Portraits’, just after it opens in London.

Carl Hamilton manages to infiltrate an international gang that has stolen advanced Swedish GPS-guided missiles. But the league is subjected to a sudden deadly attack by a well drilled group of mercenaries of unknown clients. Hamilton escapes the massacre, but the rockets have disappeared without a trace.

St George's Park Tea Room, Port Elizabeth, 1950. On a long rainy afternoon, employees Sam and Willie practise their steps for the finals of the ballroom dancing championship. Hally arrives from school to hide out in his parents’ tea room. These two men have been unlikely best friends to Hally his whole life. But it is apartheid era South Africa: he’s Master Harold, and they are the boys. Tony Award-winning playwright Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical and blistering masterwork explores the nature of friendship, and the ways people are capable of hurting even those they love.

The National performed at the New York's historic Beacon Theatre to present their 2019 album and short film project I Am Easy To Find. This concert documentary includes a complete performance of that album, as well as guest appearances from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Julien Baker, Mina Tindle, Kate Stables and the American Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.

This is a short movie about a big day. Akkarfjord school on Sørøya in Finnmark is a multicultural school with a total of 13 pupils.

Black Mirror at The National Gallery is a single uninterrupted shot of a black circular mirror (designed by Martin Szekely) as it travels through the Dutch Landscape and Genre Scenes painting rooms at London’s National Gallery.

Spanish short documentary about the National Exhibition of Valencia.

Separated at birth, two sets of twins collide in the same city for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale.

This is a vivid video journey into the dramatic depths of one of our great natural wonders, Grand Canyon National Park, by nature photographer Russ Finley. America's most popular Western park, this geological marvel has no equal upon Earth, it's immense and humbling beauties possessed of both awesome scale and surprising intimacy. Weather, seasons, and even the time of day alter it's rainbow of colors in an ever-changing tapestry that delights the senses, from the rock formations to the rushing Colorado river. Finley's photography portrays the park in all it's many moods, with wildlife abundant, mule trips trekking down sheer walls, and the historic Hopi dancers and Grand Canyon Railway.

What at first appears to be a myriad of angry alligators floating in the murky waters of the Everglades, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting tourists, is in fact a delicate ecosystem vital to the environment of South Florida. Brought to video by National Geographic, this video is a swamp boat ride through the salty mangrove and saw-grass prairies to a secret place of survival. Between the sediments of silt and sand, wonderful creatures reside, such as the West Indian Manatee, the American White Pelican, the Roseate Spoonbill, and the rarest and most elusive native animal of the region -- the Florida Panther.

Tchaikovsky and Petipa's timeless ballet - acknowledged to be the most pure and demanding piece in the classic romantic repertoire – brings out Petipa's rich dance vocabulary with the sparkling virtuosity a superb performance needs. Recorded at Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam with The Dutch National Ballet in 2004. Choreographer Sir Peter Wright's sensitive staging closely reflects Marius Petipa's original work. Philip Prowse's ravishing Baroque sets and costumes add the glamour and grandeur essential to a ballet intended for the court of the Russian Tsar.

Forensic investigators use modern science to solve the mystery of the missing Romanov family.

One of the most beautiful works in classical music, Handel's "Messiah" is a joyous element of holiday celebrations all over the world. This luminous production features a performance by the National Choir of Lyon, recorded live at the historically relevant Abbey of La Chaise Dieu in France's Auvergne Hills. The Auvergne Orchestra, under the direction of Jean-Jacques Kantorow, accompanies the chorale.

Live show of the National

In this special documentary, we follow Steve McCurry on his quest of shooting the last roll of Kodak Kodachrome film ever made. On the 22th of June 2009, after 74 years of manufacturing the world's best-selling color film, Kodak stopped producing Kodachrome. Steve McCurry had the opportunity to get the last Kodachrome film cartridge produced by Kodak factories in 2010. He then left for India and went to Bombay and Rajasthan, then to Istanbul and London before returning to New York to shoot the last images with this roll.

Visit the savage jungles of Brazil, Panama and Belize, where biologist and conservationist Alan Rabinowitz journeys to find and protect the elusive jaguar from its most vicious enemy -- the encroachment of humankind. Narrated by award-winning actress Glenn Close, the extraordinary footage of this sleek and stealthy feline predator and its vanishing habitat is some of the most compelling ever captured on film.