OF TIME AND THE CITY (12A)

Fri 12 Dec 8.15 Sat 13 Dec 6.00 Sun 14 Dec 2.30 & 8.15

Dir: Terence Davies (2008) UK 1hr 15 mins Documentary. Colour with B&W sequences

One of the genuinely happy surprises of the year: UK master filmmaker Terence Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives) marks his return with this heartfelt and even ecstatic film about his native Liverpool. Screened to unprecedented acclaim at Cannes this year, this masterwork was created on a tiny budget to tie in with Liverpool’s City of Culture status. A highly personal paean to Davies’ hometown blends a poetic verbal account of his early life with contemporary and archive footage of the city. Narrated by Davies himself with impassioned grace and humour, this is brashly emotional, often very funny, and alive to the potency of cheap music.

“Magical… a masterpiece” Time Out