The long day closes /
Terence Davies' follow-up to his Distant Voices, Still Lives follows a few months in the life of 12-year-old Bud, in impressionistic snatches of his everyday existence growing up in the Liverpool of 1956. Bud's world is influenced by his mother, his older sister Helen, and his older brothe...
| Uniform Title: | Long day closes (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with subtitles for the hearing impaired. |
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London :
BFI,
2008.
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| Summary: | Terence Davies' follow-up to his Distant Voices, Still Lives follows a few months in the life of 12-year-old Bud, in impressionistic snatches of his everyday existence growing up in the Liverpool of 1956. Bud's world is influenced by his mother, his older sister Helen, and his older brothers John and Kevin. Bud is a lonely and quiet child 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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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Includes booklet (16 pages : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) laid in container. Accompanying booklet includes essay by Paul Farley; a review from Sight and Sound, June 1992; and a brief biography of Terence Davies. Extras include: full feature commentary with Terence Davies and Mick Coulter, on-set interview with Christopher Hobbs, behind the scenes footage of Terence Davies directing. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; PAL; region 2; aspect ratio 1.85:1; Dolby Digital. |
| Production Credits: | Music supervisor, Bob Last ; editor, William Diver ; production designer, Christopher Hobbs ; director of photography, Michael Coulter. |