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Of Time and the City is a 2008 British documentary collage film directed by Terence Davies. The film has Davies recalling his life growing up in Liverpool in the 1950s and 1960s, using newsreel and documentary footage supplemented by his own commentary voiceover and contemporaneous and classical music soundtracks.
Oct 31, 2008 · Drawing upon his own memories of his childhood and a wealth of archival footage, Davies explores the dichotomy of Liverpool – the character of the old city and the impersonal nature of the new – and the conflict between his Catholic upbringing and his homosexuality.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Terence Davies
- 2008-10-31
A heart-stirring meditation on time, memory and mortality, Davies first film in almost a decade marks a spectacular return to the spotlight for the director who won world-wide acclaim for his ...
- 2 min
- 49.5K
- BritishFilmInstitute
Jun 17, 2009 · A documentary film by the British director Terence Davies, who explores his childhood memories and the history of his hometown Liverpool. The film uses archival footage, music, poetry and personal reflections to evoke the city's past and present, from its glory to its decline.
Aug 12, 2021 · Of Time and the City is a British documentary collage film directed by Terence Davies. It was commissioned to celebrate Liverpool's year as European City of...
- 74 min
- 668
- Merseyside Films
Jun 17, 2008 · Of Time and the City 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...
Jan 21, 2009 · by Fernando F. Croce. January 21, 2009. In his first film since 2000’s The House of Mirth, Terence Davies blends found footage and ruminating sonnets in Of Time and the City, an alternately tender and caustic meditation on his native Liverpool.
