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Sir Alfred Munnings, retiring President of the Royal Academy, chooses the 1949 Annual Banquet to launch a savage attack on Modern Art. The effect of his diatribe is doubly shocking, leaving not only his distinguished audience gasping but also many people tuning in to the BBC's... Read Full Overview

A triangular love story set in Edwardian England. Alfred Munnings is the charismatic leader of the Cornish artistic community. Loved by many women, it is not until Florence Carter-Wood arrives that he himself falls in love. However, his friend Gilbert Evans also loves her.

This true tale of love, liberty, and scandal among the Edwardian artists' colony in Cornwall has been made into a stunning film starring Dominic Cooper ("Mama Mia") and Dan Stevens ("Downton Abbey") Sir Alfred Munnings, retiring President of the Royal Academy, chooses the 1949... Read Full Overview