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The Long Day Closes (1992)
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28 May 1993 (USA) morePlot:
The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old "Bud." A sad and lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Film: Review: Of Time And The City (From The AV Club. 22 January 2009, 1:00 PM, PST)
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Poetry on Film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Marjorie Yates | ... | Mother |
| Leigh McCormack | ... | Bud |
| Anthony Watson | ... | Kevin |
| Nicholas Lamont | ... | John |
| Ayse Owens | ... | Helen |
| Tina Malone | ... | Edna |
| Jimmy Wilde | ... | Curly |
| Robin Polley | ... | Mr. Nicholls |
| Peter Ivatts | ... | Mr. Bushell |
| Joy Blakeman | ... | Frances |
| Denise Thomas | ... | Jean |
| Patricia Morrison | ... | Amy |
| Gavin Mawdslay | ... | Billy |
| Kirk McLaughlin | ... | Labourer / Christ |
| Marcus Heath | ... | Black Man |
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85 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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UK:12 (theatrical rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-10/7 | Spain:13 | USA:PGFilming Locations:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UKFun Stuff
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Received a 10-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (although it ultimately went home empty-handed). moreSoundtrack:
Ae Fond Kiss moreFAQ
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If you see poetry as a way of looking at life- a particular awareness or appreciation perhaps- then this film is about as close as you can get to a representation of poetry on film (along with Davies earlier- and quite similar biographical film- 'Distant Voices, Still Lives').
Memory sometimes reduces things into metonymy, and this could be used to explain the beautiful simplicity of the visuals- usually emphasising a certain aspect of living- time passing, light hitting a surface etc... bringing it out of obscurity and making the viewer focus singularly on that aspect... which is why this film could be labelled transcendental. Things that pass, or are taken for granted in everyday life transcend themselves in this film.
If you have enjoyed this film I would strongly recommend that you see 'Distant Voices, Still Lives' as well as the great works of directors such as Robert Bresson and Andrei Tarkovsky- examples of other directors whose gaze turns life into poetry.