Isolde Films Movies

  • 1990
    The Children

    The Children

    The Children

    5.21990HD

    Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new...

    The Children
  • 1988
    Testimony

    Testimony

    Testimony

    5.71988HD

    The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

    Testimony
  • 1996
    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

    01996HD

    This is Palmer's highly controversial portrait of Brahms - a film that exploded the familiar image of 'stodgy old bearded Brahms' - a man whose...

    Brahms and the Little Singing Girls
  • 2005
    Margot

    Margot

    Margot

    02005HD

    A biographical look at the career of the acclaimed Margot Fonteyn. As a little girl called Peggy Hookham growing up in Shanghai, she told her mother...

    Margot
  • 1982
    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...

    01982HD

    This autobiographical film about the most important and influential composer of the 20th century includes documents, photographs and film never seen...

    Stravinsky: Once at a Border...
  • 1977
    The Wigan Casino

    The Wigan Casino

    The Wigan Casino

    01977HD

    Documentary covering the famous Wigan Casino northern soul venue and the working class kids who spend all their money not on alcohol but on records...

    The Wigan Casino
  • 2004
    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival

    02004HD

    A documentary portrait of composer Malcolm Arnold. Broadcast in two parts on The South Bank Show but premiered in its entirety at the Royal Festival...

    Toward the Unknown Region: Malcolm Arnold - A Story of Survival
  • 1993
    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

    01993HD

    This emotional film by the award-winning director Tony Palmer includes a performance of the “Third Symphony” by The London Sinfonietta...

    Henryk Górecki: The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
  • 2008
    O, Fortuna!

    O, Fortuna!

    O, Fortuna!

    02008HD

    Tony Palmer examines the life and legacy of the German composer, Carl Orff.

    O, Fortuna!
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    01979HD

    A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 2011
    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter

    02011HD

    The great composer of The Planets, Gustav Holst also taught himself Sanskrit, lived in a street of brothels in Algiers, cycled into the Sahara...

    Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter
  • 2009
    The Wagner Family

    The Wagner Family

    The Wagner Family

    02009HD

    There's no doubt that Richard Wagner who built it was the most influential composer in the whole of the 19th Century. But his family has survived a...

    The Wagner Family
  • 2007
    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

    02007HD

    Award-winning filmmaker Tony Palmer directs this riveting documentary on the life and times of influential English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams....

    O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • 2002
    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming

    02002HD

    Explores the life and career of American soprano Renée Fleming. Share an intimate visit with Renée behind the scenes, at home and on...

    Ladies & Gentlemen, Miss Renée Fleming
  • 1990
    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress

    01990HD

    Tony Palmer’s study of the German composer Paul Hindemith.

    Hindemith: A Pilgrim's Progress