Rent The Long Day Closes (1992)
3.7 of 5 from 100 ratings
1h 25min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Terence Davis' lyrical hymn to childhood revisits the same territory at his prize winning debut feature distant voices, still lives, this time focusing on his own memories of growing up in a working-class, catholic family in Liverpool. Eleven-year-old bud (a heartbreaking performance from Leigh McCormack) finds escape from the greyness of 50's Britain through trips to the cinema and in the warmth of family life. But as he gets older, the agonies of the adult world-the casual cruelty of bullying, the tyranny of school and the dread of religion-begin to invade his life.
- Actors:
- Leigh McCormack, Marjorie Yates, Anthony Watson, Nicholas Lamont, Ayse Owens, Tina Malone, Jimmy Wilde, Robin Polley, Peter Ivatts, Joy Blakeman, Denise Thomas, Patricia Morison, Gavin Mawdsley, Kirk McLaughlin, Mark Heath, Victoria Davies, Brenda Peters, Kerl Skeggs, Lee Blennerhassett, Peter Hollier
- Directors:
- Terence Davies
- Producers:
- Olivia Stewart
- Writers:
- Terence Davies
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
- Collections:
- A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, All the Twos: 1972-2012, Drama Films & TV, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Terence Davies, The Instant Expert's Guide to Todd Haynes
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Reviews (2) of The Long Day Closes
From Liverpool with love - The Long Day Closes review by CP Customer
We enjoyed this film. Bud shows what it was like to grow up as a boy during the 1950s in a working-class, catholic community in Liverpool. The unremittingly dismal weather is leavened by good music, sung by his mother et al; trips to the cinema; a supportive family; and love. Even the draconian school master and nit nurse can be endured. Catholic rituals too, but they don't seem to help much. Bud spends a lot of time watching the passing scene and pondering what his part in it might become.
There is some very good cinematography, including many good images – and cloudscapes.
The opening credits are so elegant as to be almost illegible, but the sub-titles for the hard of hearing are good.
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Another great film from Liverpool - The Long Day Closes review by st
I was delighted to find this, as well as other gems from Davies.
This is the history of my parents & I had many magical memories of such a life growing up in that town, the music in particular bringing back so much of our life & "keeping my parents alive"
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