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The Long Day Closes

  • 1992
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.7K
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Leigh McCormack in The Long Day Closes (1992)
A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.
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A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love ... Read allA lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.

  • Director
    • Terence Davies
  • Writer
    • Terence Davies
  • Stars
    • Leigh McCormack
    • Marjorie Yates
    • Anthony Watson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    3.7K
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    • Director
      • Terence Davies
    • Writer
      • Terence Davies
    • Stars
      • Leigh McCormack
      • Marjorie Yates
      • Anthony Watson
    • 45User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Leigh McCormack
    • Bud
    Marjorie Yates
    • Mother
    Anthony Watson
    • Kevin
    Nicholas Lamont
    Nicholas Lamont
    • John
    Ayse Owens
    • Helen
    Tina Malone
    Tina Malone
    • Edna
    Jimmy Wilde
    • Curly
    Robin Polley
    • Mr. Nicholls
    Peter Ivatts
    Peter Ivatts
    • Mr. Bushell
    Joy Blakeman
    • Frances
    Denise Thomas
    • Jean
    Patricia Morison
    Patricia Morison
    • Amy
    • (as Patricia Morrison)
    Gavin Mawdsley
    • Billy
    • (as Gavin Mawdslay)
    Kirk McLaughlin
    • Labourer…
    Mark Heath
    • Black Man
    • (as Marcus Heath)
    Victoria Davies
    • Nun
    Brenda Peters
    • Nurse
    Kerl Skeggs
    • Albie
    • Director
      • Terence Davies
    • Writer
      • Terence Davies
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film uses 35 pieces of original music - often in their entirety - in its brief 85 minute running time.
    • Crazy credits
      Unusually for a film from the 1990s, but in keeping with the 1950s setting, the full acting, creative and technical credits are in the opening titles. There are however 'Special thanks' and music acknowledgments after the final 'The End' caption.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Made in America/Menace II Society/Cliffhanger/Hot Shots! Part Deux/The Long Day Closes (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Minuet from 'The Quintet in E, Op. 13, No. 3'
      Written by Luigi Boccherini

      [Played over the opening title card and credits]

    User reviews45

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    10/10
    Vermeer in every frame, and not a note of emotional falseness
    A stunning exercise in pure cinema. This is the third and final part of his autobiographical Childhood Trilogy. He uses very a very stylized presentation of snippets of memory (Proust-like) overlaid with snips of movie soundtracks and songs to evoke the emotional content of coming to terms with himself in a loving family (at last). If you have seen Visions of Light, this is what it was all about. There is not a wasted frame in this film. Beautifully conceived jump shots, sound over lays and an overhead tracking jump shot that is simply amazing. If you a looking for a plot line or "story telling" you will not find it here. If you are looking for amazingly true and honest cinema that is like moving frames of Vermeer, this is for you.
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    • pdxdennisj
    • Aug 10, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 28, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El largo día acaba
    • Filming locations
      • Rotherhithe, London, England, UK(filmed at Sands Films, Rotherhithe, in London)
    • Production companies
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Channel Four Films
      • Film Four International
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,765
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,407
      • Mar 11, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,765
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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