Of Time and the City (2008)

Synopsis of Of Time and the City

British filmmaker Terence Davies pays homage to the city of his birth in this visual essay on the seaside town of Liverpool. Described by Davies as "a love song and a eulogy," Of Time and the City uses vintage home movies and newsreel footage to paint a portrait of the Liverpool he knew as a child, a tough working-class community where decay and resilience walked side by side, even as many of the efforts to "improve" Liverpool in the '60s accomplished little beyond robbing it of its character and rough-hewn beauty. Combining a variety of found images with music and poetry, Of Time and the City explores how this slow evolution of Liverpool impacted the people who lived there, and how the people also became part of the city's ups and downs. Of Time and the City was screened as a special presentation at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

74 mins

Director(s):

Terence Davies

Writer(s):

Terence Davies

Producer(s):

Roy Boulter, Sol Papadopoulos

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

NR

Categories:

Special Interest, Documentary

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