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.
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- Drama, Romance
- Sam Mendes
- 2022-12-09
Dec 9, 2022 · Empire of Light is a 2023 drama set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, directed by Sam Mendes. The film explores the themes of human connection and the magic of cinema, but suffers from a slow pace and a scattered focus, according to critics.
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- Sam Mendes
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- Olivia Colman
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 ...
Nov 14, 2022 · 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...
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- 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.
