Robinson in Space (1997)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Patrick Keiller

Writer:

Patrick Keiller (writer)

Release Date:

10 January 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Robinson is commissioned to investigate the unspecified "problem of England." The narrator describes his seven excursions...

Plot Keywords:

England | Sequel | Narration | Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Paul Scofield

...

Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Patrick Keiller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Patrick Keiller		writer

Produced by
Ben Gibson	....	executive producer
Keith Griffiths	....	producer
Julie Norris	....	associate producer
Tessa Ross	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Patrick Keiller

Film Editing by
Larry Sider

Production Design by
Jacqui Timberlake

Sound Department
Colin Martin	....	dubbing mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Joakim Sundström	....	dubbing editor

Other crew
Nuala Alen-Buckley	....	production accountant
Roger Hyams	....	script editor
Roger Phillips	....	title designer

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Koninck Studios

Distributors

• E.D. Distribution

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

References Sense and Sensibility (1995)

A fascinating film

I caught this film on french satellite TV after being woke rather too early. it was my intent to go back to bed but this film had me hooked and I just had to watch to the end. Robinson dan l'espace it said on the epg and so I searched for and found the DVD and the earlier film London as a box set.

I can only tell you how this film held me gripped in fascination the film has a hypnotic quality that resonates. It is strange unlike anything I had ever seen before. I wanted to be able to stop the film and call my friends and share this experience with them. The Narrators comments revealed hidden secrets to a country I grew up in. Some places I had visited in the past as I travelled the country as a contractor most were a revelation.

This is not my kind of film. It is something I would not choose to watch but I felt like I should be making notes, investigating further. I missed the beginning and desperately want to see the whole film. Most of my friends are not native to this island and this film is something I know we will watch together repeatedly. It is a film that inspires it's not a tourist board view of England It's like the most intense briefing you could have of a country. I would be fascinated to see similar films made within different countries.

This film definitely has a wow factor that deserves a bigger audience. The only disappointment is that the DVD versions I have found do not have subtitles in any language which seems to be poor judgement on the part of the publishers.