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From the original voice of British auteur Terence Davies comes a visual poem about the director's life in Liverpool from 1945 to 1973. It is a very personal portrait of Liverpool, beyond its Beatles and its football clubs, the home of the writer's birth, where youth and inspiration weave his own story into the recent history of the city with fascinating found footage and a lyrical soundtrack. The visual poem is played out against a backdrop of densely packed urban living and backbreaking domestic labor. But Davies counterpoints the slums with beautiful, soaring music and lifts us into the world of fantasy and collective emotion which makes the misery of life bearable. For lovers of Davies' previous work many of his themes from his earlier narrative pieces thread through this film--Catholicism, homosexuality, violence, death, loss, the glory of cinema, outsiderness and childhood. Narrated by Davies.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Mary M
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
First I rented, then I bought. There is nothing like this film anywhere. Just sit back, watch and listen to a world, not at all beautiful, but achingly poignant.
I only wish I had seen the film before my brief time there while on a tour of Britain; the visit would have been much more meaningful.
Unique, precious film footage set to heavenly music. And the comments only add to the sincerity of the effort.
I only wish I had seen the film before my brief time there while on a tour of Britain; the visit would have been much more meaningful.
Unique, precious film footage set to heavenly music. And the comments only add to the sincerity of the effort.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Rex
Format:DVD
Of Time and the City isn't only about Liverpool. It could just as well be speaking of Detroit today or any other city decimated by "progress" and the pursuit of the next new thing. The people progress from childhood to old age as observers of growth and decay while all the time it is happening to them too. The film is a brilliant allegory about life in the modern world. The narration seems to begin with admiration, journey through disappointment, only to arrive at hope for the next generation. The constant quotes read as captions to the photography are worth the price alone. The narrator's personal comments may rile some but are only part of a portrait of life in the big city. It ain't all hearts and flowers.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By bucky
Format:DVD
A beautifully made film,fanatstic use of black and white footage and a poetic commentary. Pure film making by a devotee of film.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best documentaries I've seen...
Poetic, painful at times, and perfectly put together. This documentary will leave you thinking, for days. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Medina Medeni
4.0 out of 5 stars
This movie goes beyond nostalgia, right to weltschmerz (world-sorrow)
To say that we liked or enjoyed watching this movie is a little too strong. We were enthralled by it but found it depressingly true. Read more
Published 17 days ago by N. NATALE
1.0 out of 5 stars
Scousers BEWARE
As a native son, I would need therapy and Prozac after seeing this depressing review of one of the great English cities. Read more
Published 4 months ago by scifipa
5.0 out of 5 stars
From a Biased Fan
I am biased because I love the films of Terence Davies, even as I realize they are not for everyone. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Wayne Courtois
5.0 out of 5 stars
Welcome to our world
This is England bare.
Utterly compelling. Seeing and hearing and listening to the parent past. For the first time. The architecture of decay and children play. Surpassed. Read more
Utterly compelling. Seeing and hearing and listening to the parent past. For the first time. The architecture of decay and children play. Surpassed. Read more
Published 20 months ago by W. Rodick
1.0 out of 5 stars
shoot me now!
Given Liverpool has given us the Beatles, Echo & the Bunnymen and Liverpool FC (apologies to Gerry & the Pacemakers, Wah Heat and Everton FC), this is as dreadfully dull a "fillum"... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Brian Maitland
1.0 out of 5 stars
dark and dreary
I was born in Liverpool and left when I was 19. I lived in the suburb of Norris Green from age 8 until I left to come to the USA. I was irritated with the narrator's accent. Read more
Published 22 months ago by scouse
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful, nostalgia, and timeless
Although I've never been to Liverpool, England and have no personal memory of most of the specifics, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Read more
Published on May 15, 2011 by Jacquie Huan Ye, Ph.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars
of time and the river
beautiful elegiac documentary marred by scratches/glitches at the end whichcaused picture distortion and loss of sound
Published on September 13, 2010 by markcooperltd
4.0 out of 5 stars
brings back memories
I bought this since I was born in Liverpool and lived there for several years. My parents lived there during the war. Read more
Published on September 5, 2010 by sammy
