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Nov 20, 2009 · Of Time and the City (2008) Directed by Terence Davies. A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, EnglandMore informa...
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Of Time and the City is a 2008 British documentary collage film directed by Terence Davies. The film has Davies recalling his life growing up in Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s, using newsreel and documentary footage supplemented by his own commentary voiceover and contemporaneous and classical music soundtracks.
Nov 7, 2017 · Why is Paris the City of Love? Well, this is a tough one to answer, but most seem to agree that it’s a mix of the city’s aesthetic beauty, the abundance of romantic restaurants, and the magical settings we’ve seen so many times in movies. Here’s a deeper investigation into this question.
Oct 31, 2008 · Drawing upon his own memories of his childhood and a wealth of archival footage, Davies explores the dichotomy of Liverpool – the character of the old city and the impersonal nature of the new – and the conflict between his Catholic upbringing and his homosexuality. Davies reveals how his love of movies and the wrestling helped save him.
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Sep 20, 2023 · Of Time and The City sees acclaimed director Terence Davies explore his native city of Liverpool over the 20th century – but the film ends up being as much about his own transformations as those of the city. Charlie Giggle examines how Davies deploys archival footage, personal memory and an eclectic soundtrack to explore breaks…
Jun 17, 2009 · Terence Davies, whose subject has often been his own life, now turns to his city, Liverpool, England, and regrets not so much the joys of his youth as those he did not have. Central to these are the sexual experiences forbidden by the Catholic Church to which he was most devoted.
Not unlike Davies’ previous odes to Liverpool, The Long Day Closes (1992) and Distant Voices, Still Lives (1998), the film is a subjective expression of love, disdain and anomie for his home city and indeed himself. Of Time and the City relies almost entirely on archival footage woven together by the director’s narration. At times tender ...
