The Long Day Closes

Name: The Long Day Closes
Director: Terence Davies
Released: 1992-05-22T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.2

1992 · TMDB 7.2

Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.

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Terence Davies's autobiographical memory film, a lyrical portrait of a working-class Liverpool boy in the 1950s, where the 'mystery' is the elusive nature of childhood itself.

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Leigh McCormack Marjorie Yates Anthony Watson Nicholas Lamont Ayse Owens Tina Malone Jimmy Wilde Robin Polley Peter Ivatts Joy Blakeman Denise Thomas Patricia Morison

Director · Terence Davies Producer · Olivia Stewart Writer · Terence Davies Cinematography · Michael Coulter Editor · William Diver

Runtime: 85 min
Released: 1992-05-22
Studio: Film Four International
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.2

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Terence Davies's autobiographical memory film, a lyrical portrait of a working-class Liverpool boy in the 1950s, where the 'mystery' is the elusive nature of childhood itself.