Olivia Colman
Hilary
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Empire of Light is a 2022 British romantic drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Sam Mendes. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the film is about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Dec 9, 2022 · Empire of Light: Directed by Sam Mendes. With Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones. A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
- (24K)
- Drama, Romance
- Sam Mendes
- 2022-12-09
Dec 9, 2022 · Empire of Light. "Empire of Light" is a grandiose title for Sam Mendes' intimate new character drama, which starts out a bit dim and unfocused and becomes sharper and more illuminating as it unreels. The story is set in the fall and winter of 1980-81 in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, around a palatial two-screen Art Deco theater that shows ...
Dec 9, 2022 · Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy...
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- Sam Mendes
- R
- Olivia Colman
Now Playing Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, from Academy Award ...
- 2 min
- 2.8M
- SearchlightPictures
Dec 8, 2022 · “Empire of Light” has a sad story to tell, one that touches on mental illness, sexual exploitation, racist violence and other grim facts of life.
As widespread unemployment and a rising wave of extremism plunge the seaside town and Margaret Thatcher's Britain into recession, depressed Hilary sticks to her daily routine as the dutiful front-of-house manager at the Empire: a dying, golden-era movie palace.
