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Of Time and the City
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Of Time and the City

Oct 31, 2008
1h 14m
★ 7.1

A love song and a eulogy

Overview

British director Terence Davies reflects on his birthplace of Liverpool - his memories of growing up there and how it has changed in the years since - in the process meditating on the internal struggles and conflicts that have wracked him throughout his life and the history of England during the second half of the 20th century.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Hurricane Films
Northwest Vision and Media
Digital Departures

Of Time and the City Trailers

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Cast

Terence Davies

Self - Narrator (voice)

Terence Davies