Empire of Light
Directed by:
Sam MendesScreenplay:
Sam MendesCinematography:
Roger DeakinsCast:
Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Sara Stewart, Tanya Moodie, Tom Brooke, Crystal Clarke, Mark Ryan, Spike Leighton, Adrian McLoughlin (more)VOD (4)
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In the early 1980s, Hilary (Olivia Colman), a duty manager at the Empire Cinema on the south coast of England, is struggling with her mental health and is having an affair with her married boss Donald (Colin Firth). When Stephen (Micheal Ward) starts working at the cinema, he and Hilary fall for each other, but as Hilary's mental health fluctuates, the constant racism Stephen suffers culminates in a violent assault. (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)
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Sam Mendes poetic, fragile and intimate. Empire of Light is a slow-moving film that explores the travails of personal life through Roger Deakins' haunting imagery and the minimalist setting of a single coastal street with an opulent cinema. Depression, loneliness, illness, racial issues, several strong themes are outlined in this slow-moving story of a handful of people sharing their troubles in a small British town. But the whole thing strikes me as perhaps too artsy, too static and lacking in energy. Olivia Colman gives a brilliant performance, but you can't find your way to most of the characters.
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