nEW york noTEbook WILLIAM JOHNSON REVISITING THE PAST Of Time and the City (Terence davies) Katyn (Andrzej Wajda) Oneâs reactions to films can involve a complex of relations to other films seen, other peopleâs opinions, and oneâs own experience. But the puzzle of my response to Of Time and the City is painfully simple. I greatly admired the early Terence Davies films based on his experiences of growing up in Liverpool, but because that personal touch was absent from Neon City and The House of Mirth I respected rather than admired those films. Now, at last, heâs back to Liverpool with Of Time and the City, which arrived from England with rave reviews. And yet, with the exception of its admirably chosen music and a few good touches, I found it abominably grating. One immediate mistake is Daviesâs own recorded commentary. No trace of Scouse speech here, only an unctuous Oxford accent (he hasnât lived in Liverpool in years). There is continual snideness in what he says as he attacks Catholicism (which God knows I have no great urge to defend) for rejecting his sexual orientation, and also as he brushes aside the Beatles and gives the back
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Revisiting The Past
Johnson, William
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, Volume 62 (4)
University of California Press – Jun 1, 2009
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