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Long Day Closes, The
UK 1992, 85 minutes
Dir. Terence Davies
Genres: Drama / Youth
Topics: Period 1950s, Arthouse.
Aroview: The director follows up DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES with a more optimistic but just as dream-like portrait of working-class life in '50s Northern England.
NZ International Film Festival 1993
Adopt-a-Movie Kindly adopted by Stephen Tubbs
Member Reviews
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(Exceptional). Showing 1-4 of 4 member reviews.
5 stars (Exceptional) gorgeous film, wonderful performance by the lead lad, perfect mix of nostalgia and clear-eyed comment on the time. Every frame a delight - one to watch again and again. ~Anon
5 stars (Exceptional) Anyone who lived through the 50's in Northern England will relate to this film in spades. Superb. ~Tubbs
5 stars (Exceptional) Working-class Catholic boyhood on a Liverpool estate based on Terence Davies' memories. Quiet & reflective; every shot perfectly composed. Dark houses & warm patterns captured, along with family life and song. About youth and dreams, unique and special. ~Sandy
4 stars (Very Good) Evocative soundtrack. ~Shorty
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- Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987)
- Last Orders (2001)
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- Neon Bible, The (1995)
- Of Time and the City (2008)
- Terence Davies Trilogy, The (1976)
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