Of Time and the City (2008)
- Director(s):
- Terence Davies
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- Special Interest, Documentary
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 74 mins
Complete Cast:
- Director(s):
- Terence Davies
- Writer(s):
- Terence Davies
- Producer(s):
- Roy Boulter, Sol Papadopoulos
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Categories:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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