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Year
1988
Runtime
84 min.
Director
Terence Davies
Genre
Drama
Rating *
7.5
Votes *
2,198
Checks
1,754
Favs
176
Dislikes
30
Favs/checks
10.0% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
6:1
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  1. jacktrewin's avatar

    jacktrewin

    this is the greatest film I've seen. it hit me hard. when a film gets you to reflect upon what you've just seen and view it as a whole piece of art it is truly magical. its a poetic portrayal of real life and as a result is so powerful in showing how people interact with one another.
    a film has never affected me more. at the end credits I was just overwhelmed. i knew elements of it which particularly impressed and connected with me, but couldnt really explain why.. and in a way, the best films can't quite be put into words
    12 years 10 months ago
  2. dwzobell's avatar

    dwzobell

    As transcendent of a film as I've probably ever encountered, this expressionistic, borderline musical, finds roots in Malick, Fosse and in somewhere much deeper and original than even those masters managed to go. There are few movies that I've seen that come closer to capturing the way the human heart and mind find things - memories, good and bad, all bathed in gold, bathed in simultaneous shock and forgiveness. A cleansing wash and a million other trite attempts to explore the beauty of this quiet, hopeful and mournful little film. "In the Bleak Midwinter" has never meant more. 9 years 4 months ago
  3. Gecekurdu's avatar

    Gecekurdu

    it is the second movie in Terence Davies's autobiographical series, the other two movies being The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) and The Long Day Closes (1992) 2 years 7 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #3 in Time Out's The 100 Best British Films
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  2. This movie ranks #56 in Locarno Film Festival - Golden Leopard
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  3. This movie ranks #82 in BFI's Top 100 British Films
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  4. This movie ranks #224 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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  5. This movie ranks #249 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  6. This movie ranks #251 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  7. This movie ranks #276 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  8. This movie ranks #297 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  9. This movie ranks #415 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  10. This movie ranks #783 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  11. This movie ranks #825 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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