The Long Day Closes

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Actors: Marcus Heath , Jimmy Wilde , Kirk McLaughlin , Ayse Owens , Patricia Morrison , Anthony Watson , Joy Blakeman , Marjorie Yates , Robin Polley , Tina Malone , Gavin Mawdslay , Nicholas Lamont , Denise Thomas , Leigh McCormack , Peter Ivatts

Director: Terence Davies

IMDB Rate: 7.2 out of 10 (552 votes)

Plot Summary:The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old Bud. A sad and lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days. With cinema as his main source of solace, he haunts the local movie-house. All the while, his family looms large in our peripheral vision as do the menacing bullies of his school, but Bud is the center of attention both from the cameras angle and from his doting family. With a gray background, the film fuses clips and audio from classic movies into Buds dreary childhood and brings it to life with an elegance Bach would bring to your home movies. The overall effect is a montage of memory which seems to ignite flashes of recognition in the viewer.