Synopsis
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
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Cast
- Leigh McCormackBud
- Marjorie YatesMother
- Anthony WatsonKevin
- Nicholas LamontJohn
- Ayse OwensHelen
- Tina MaloneEdna
- Jimmy WildeCurly
- Robin PolleyMr Nicholls
- Peter IvattsMr Bushell
- Joy BlakemanFrances
Recommendations
- 100
Slant Magazine
The Long Day Closes posits its pubescent protagonist as a tiny camera absorbing and transforming the reality all around him. - 100
The A.V. Club
What’s uniquely remarkable about The Long Day Closes, Terence Davies’ 1992 return to his own childhood, is how gloriously disorganized its story feels. - 100
The Dissolve
A singularly beautiful nostalgia piece that radiates with love and sadness, and doesn’t extract one type of feeling from another. It’s a film of aching bittersweetness, impeccably realized, past perfect. - 100
Chicago Tribune
Davies has said that he loves the "poetry of the ordinary." In that sense, he doesn't just wax nostalgic about the good old days, but rather, he makes us question and reevaluate those things we may not remember so readily-not the general, but the specific. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
The Long Day Closes is impressive in many ways. It may be a strange filmgoing experience, but its haunting imagery and sounds make it powerfully memorable. [24 May 1993] - 80
The New York Times
A deeply personal film, and at times a touching one, it is a collection of fragments and memories artfully pieced into a quirky, captivating book of dreams. - 80
Variety
Strength of Davies’ vision is the crux, and it holds the line to the final, confident fadeout. - 60
Empire
Though Davies says this is a celebration of what were the best years of his life — he had a doting mum, nice sisters, and school was apparently okay — you'd hate to see what he'd produce if he were depressed, for the overall mood is heavy and glum.
