The Long Day Closes (1992)
The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old "Bud." A sad and
lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days. With cinema as his main
source of solace, he haunts the local movie-house. All the while, his
family looms large in our peripheral vision as do the menacing bullies
of his school, but Bud is the center of attention both from the camera's
angle and from his doting family. With a gray background, the film
fuses clips and audio from classic movies into Bud's dreary childhood
and brings it to life with an elegance Bach would bring to your home
movies. The overall effect is a montage of memory which seems to ignite
flashes of recognition in the viewer
Director: Terence Davies