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EdwardBurra(1905-76)wasoneofthemostelusiveBritishartistsofthe20thcentury.Longunderrated,hisreputationhasbeensuddenlyrehabilitated,withthefirstmajorretrospectiveofhisworkfor25yearstakingplacein2011andrecord-breakingpricesbeingpaidforhisworkatauction.Inthisfilm,thefirstseriousdocumentaryaboutEdwardBurramadefortelevision,leadingartcriticAndrewGraham-Dixontellstheremarkablestoryofhislife.ItfollowsBurrafromhisnativetownofRyetothejazzclubsofprohibition-eraNewYork,tothewar-tornlandscapesoftheSpanishCivilWarandbacktoEnglandduringtheBlitz.ItshowshowBurra'sincreasinglydisturbingandsurrealworkdeepenedandmaturedasheexperiencedatfirsthandsomeofthemosttragiceventsofthecentury.Throughlettersandinterviewswiththosewhoknewhim,itpaintsanentertainingportraitofatrueEnglisheccentric.