Rent Loving Memory (1970)
3.3 of 5 from 56 ratings
0h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- An extraordinary debut from one of Hollywood's most bankable UK ex-pats, Tony Scott's Loving Memory (1970) tells the disturbing tale of a brother and sister who live in isolation with a grisly secret. Critically acclaimed on its release, 'Loving Memory' was beautifully photographed by celebrated cinematographer Chris Menges - who captures perfectly the misty mystery of the Yorkshire Moors - and features a stunning, sinister performance from Rosamund Greenwood (Village of the Damned, The Witches) as a haunted innocent.
- Actors:
- David Pugh, Roy Evans, Rosamund Greenwood
- Directors:
- Tony Scott
- Producers:
- Stephen Bayly, Albert Finney
- Writers:
- Tony Scott
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/08/2010
- Run Time:
- 52 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- One of the Missing (Tony Scott, 1968, 27 mins): taut psychological short about the lonely fate of a confederate soldier in the American Civil War
- Boy and Bicycle (Ridley Scott, 1965, 28 mins): follows the adventures of a truant schoolboy - played by the young Tony Scott - as he cycles around Hartlepool
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Reviews (1) of Loving Memory
Early entry in the Scott family catalogue - Loving Memory review by TE
Interesting early film by Tony Scott, younger brother of Ridley and a Brit who went on to big-time Hollywood success with films like 'Top Gun'.
Here the emphasis is on beautiful, rich, black-and-white cinematography in a creepy tale that could easily have been a television drama, as in the old 'Play for Today' mould.
The North Yorkshire setting is the real star, though Rosamund Greenwood's performance runs it a close second.
The film is in a kind of rural northern Gothic genre. I wouldn't be surprised if the League of Gentlemen writers and actors were to admit to being influenced by this portrait of sinister goings on in a land that time forgot.
The slow pace, and the details of the life of the brother and sister, keep the narrative on the right side parody, but not by much.
It's a million miles away from 'Top Gun', but the camera-work shows that Tony Scott was a major talent.
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