THE LONG DAY CLOSES

Official competition, Cannes 1992

Original language: English

Subtitles: Romanian

Directed by: Terence Davies

Country: United Kingdom

Year of production: 1992

Length: 85 minutes

Genre: drama

Set in Liverpool in the mid 1950s, The Long Day Closes tells the story of the happy childhood of 11 year old Bud - a joyous time of long summer days and trips to the cinema, music forever on the radio, and the boundless love of his mother, older sister and brothers -his contentment clouded only by his struggle to adapt to life at a new school.

Credits

Terence Davies – Director

Terence Davies – Script

Michael Coulter – Cinematography

William Diver – Editing

Alex Mackie – Sound

Casting

Marjorie Yates

Leigh McCormack

Anthony Watson

Nicholas Lamont

Ayse Owens

Tina Malone

Jimmy Wilde