The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

Summary Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon Thames, but did his most famous work in California - freezing time and starting it up again, so that for the first time people could see how a racing horse's legs moved. He went on to animate the movements of naked ladies, wrestlers, athletes, elephants, cockatoos and his own naked body, projecting his images publicly with a machine he invented and astounding audiences worldwide with the first flickerings of cinema. Alan Yentob follows in Muybridge's footsteps as he makes - and often changes - his name, and sets off to kill his young wife's lover. With Andy Serkis as Muybridge

S16.E3 ∙ The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Alan Yentob Tracey Emin Chuck Close Richard Rogers

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Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Nov 29, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Summary Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon Thames, but did his most famous work in California - freezing time and starting it up again, so that for the first time people could see how a racing horse's legs moved. He went on to animate the movements of naked ladies, wrestlers, athletes, elephants, cockatoos and his own naked body, projecting his images publicly with a machine he invented and astounding audiences worldwide with the first flickerings of cinema. Alan Yentob follows in Muybridge's footsteps as he makes - and often changes - his name, and sets off to kill his young wife's lover. With Andy Serkis as Muybridge

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Nov 29, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

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