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Päivä painuu mailleen

Original title: The Long Day Closes
  • 19921992
  • K-10/7K-10/7
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.5K
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Leigh McCormack in Päivä painuu mailleen (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.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Terence Davies
  • Writer
    • Terence Davies
  • Stars
    • Leigh McCormack
    • Marjorie Yates
    • Anthony Watson
  • Director
    • Terence Davies
  • Writer
    • Terence Davies
  • Stars
    • Leigh McCormack
    • Marjorie Yates
    • Anthony Watson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Leigh McCormack and Ayse Owens in Päivä painuu mailleen (1992)
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    Top cast

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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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    Did you know

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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 & the Movies: 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 reviews41

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    10/10
    I couldn't believe what I was seeing....
    I remember that in 1992 I went into the cinema to see a film. The hall was full and I had to choose another film to see. I entered a hall to see "The long day closes" with no information what it was about nor about its director. Soon at the first image of the opening titles I was amazed at the quietness, the beauty and the profound emotion of what it was going to come. But what came was even better than what I was expecting. I still remember the scene in which the boy rests his head into his mother's breast as she sings an old song. It is one of the most moving images I've seen in cinema. I've always remembered that film and kept it very profoundly into my heart. It touches you...or you simply ignore it. It is for human beings not for cinema experts. Thanks for listening to me.
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    • juanidis
    • Feb 7, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1994 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Long Day Closes
    • Filming locations
      • Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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