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Of Time and the City

A love song and a eulogy

7.1(40)20081h 14m1

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • england
  • pop culture
  • liverpool, england
  • wistful

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical31 Oct 2008
    • PhysicalDVD12 May 2009
    • Digital / OTTHD3 Dec 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A31 Oct 2008
    • PhysicalDVD (BFI)30 Mar 2009
    • TVBBC426 Sept 2010
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)Cinematheque Ontario23 Jan 2009
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival19 May 2008
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1231 Oct 2008

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Of Time and the City was released on 31 October 2008.

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    CinemaSerf

    5/2/2024

    7/10

    At times Terence Davies provides a really quite entertaining and insightful commentary here as he takes us through his reminiscences of growing up in the English city of Liverpool. Famed around the world for "The Beatles" it was also the home to many a famous bard, poet, songster, thespian and soap manufacturer. Using a plethora of archive material it illustrates just how this city was affected after the devastation …

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