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Empire of Light

Name: Empire of Light
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2022-12-09
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.604

★ 6,6 /10 (643 Votes)

2022 EN 115 min

Overview

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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Rent

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Release date

09/12/2022

Votes

643

Popularity

6.4

Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

115 min

Budget

$13,500,000

Revenue

$11,395,604

Website

www.empirelightfilm.com

Olivia Colman

Hilary

Micheal Ward

Stephen

Toby Jones

Norman

Colin Firth

Donald Ellis

Tom Brooke

Neil

Tanya Moodie

Delia

Hannah Onslow

Janine

Crystal Clarke

Ruby

Monica Dolan

Rosemary Bates

Ron Cook

Mr. Cooper

Sara Stewart

Brenda Ellis

Justin Edwards

Jim Booth

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Roman Hayeck-Green

Frankie

Brian Fletcher

Brian

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Dougie Boyall

Finn

William Chubb

Doctor Laird

Spike Leighton

Mikey

Jacob Avery

Colin

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Jamie Whitelaw

Sean

Dylan Blore

Pogo

Adrian McLoughlin

Bill

D.J. Bailey

Mr. Podd

Tom Colley

Paramedic

Mark Goldthorp

Ballroom Instructor

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Rod Arthur

Mayor

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Mark Field

Constable Bramah

Tim Samuels

Receiving Doctor

Dawn Murphy

Nurse

Ashleigh Reynolds

Trevor

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George Whitehead

Martin

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Sam Boskovic

Chas

Mark Collier

Premiere Guest (uncredited)

Caroline Glass

Premiere Guest (uncredited)

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Eliza Glock

Brandy (uncredited)

George Greenland

Ryan (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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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 technical highlight. Not so captivating narratively, considering that Sam Mendes' first solo script lacks depth in the most important themes. It's a beautiful tribute to the magic of cinema that cinephiles will enjoy, but for viewers less passionate about the 7th art, it might be difficult to genu…

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"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 upper echelons of the building - now disused - where they discover an injured pigeon. They also discover something else, and soon are having bit of a clandestine affair. Thing is, she's also having one of those with her boss "Ellis" (Colin Firth) and keeping secrets amongst her small team isn't the eas…

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