Empire of Light

Movie

2022

1h 55m

English

Drama, Romance

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6.8

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The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

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Empire of Light

Movie

2022

1h 55m

English

Drama, Romance

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Watch on HBO (Via Hulu)

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

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6.8

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Cast

Hilary

Stephen

Norman

Donald Ellis

Neil

Delia

Janine

Ruby

Rosemary Bates

Mr. Cooper

Brenda Ellis

Jim Booth

Frankie

Brian

Finn

Doctor Laird

Mikey

Colin

Sean

Pogo

Bill

Mr. Podd

Paramedic

Ballroom Instructor

Mayor

Directed By: Sam Mendes

Written By: Sam Mendes

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dridriov says...

one year ago

Fragile relationships between flawed and frightened people in an era of authoritarian social pressure before instant judgment and shame became ubiquitous on social media. One of the year's best. Tune out the noise of the critics and watch it alone if you have to.

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hgram says...

one year ago

Great performances wasted on an aimless and unfocused screenplay. Sam Mendes is a much better director than he is a writer.

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bedipeters says...

one year ago

Olivia Colman is awesome. Too bad her performance can't save this truly mediocre film.

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Bradym03 says...

one year ago

"To fuck, or not to fuck." Yes, that's an actual line from the movie. 'Empire of Light' shines the brightest with its dark yellow/goldish cinematography and performances. Other than that, this might be Sam Mende's worst movie. The whole movie talks about the "power" of cinema, etc. However, the power is sadly missing here. Incredibly dreary and tricky to pinpoint what the story is. It's all over the damn place. It follows the themes of mental illness, racism, forbidden love, and escapism. But those aspects are either underdeveloped or poorly executed. Not the worst movie ever made, but it's painfully bland.

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Saint Pauly

4/10 one year ago

Like a marshmallow and paperclip beef stew: there's a lot in it but it doesn't go together well.

So, at first I thought the film was a tribute to the love of cinema and I was like, Oh, cool. But then I was like, Oh, the movie's about mental health issues, cool. But then I was all, Oh wait, it's a More

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CinemaSerf

one year ago

"Hilary" (Olivia Colman) is the shift leader at a grand old cinema living a routine life and largely just going through the motions each day. When the young "Stephen" (a strong and engaging performance from Micheal Ward) arrives, she takes him on a tour of the building and that takes them to the upp More

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MSB

one year ago

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/empire-of-light-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022

"Empire of Light works best as a love letter to the art of filmmaking and the theater experience. Brilliant performances. Astonishing to behold. Emotional to listen to - score is the t More

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