The Long Day Closes

Name: The Long Day Closes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992-05-22
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Anthony Watson, Robin Polley, Peter Ivatts, Leigh McCormack, Denise Thomas

A magical story about a boy’s love affair with the music and movies of the 50s.

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Release Date

5/22/1992

Runtime

85 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

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A delicate, deeply felt portrait of a withdrawn boy finding refuge and identity in cinema and music amid 1950s Liverpool. The film moves at the pace of memory itself, dreamy and digressive, prioritizing the emotional texture of longing and small moments over narrative momentum.