Terence Davies’ poetic masterpiece has now acquired the status of a modern British classic. The film was voted the third greatest British film of all-time in a 2011 Time Out poll.

“Vividly present autobiographical masterpiece” - The Guardian ★★★★★

Set in a world before Elvis, a Liverpool before the Beatles, Terence Davies' debut feature is a remarkable evocation of working-class family life in the 40s and 50s and a visionary exploration of memory. In a powerful succession of searing vignettes, Davies paints an autobiographical picture of a family dominated by an oppressive patriarch. The women in the family achieve partial escape from his dominance through the popular songs of the period that punctuate the narrative, provoking the idea of ‘a kind of musical’.

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Terence Davies’ poetic masterpiece has now acquired the status of a modern British classic. The film was voted the third greatest British film of all-time in a 2011 Time Out poll.

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