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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 353424" data-attributes="member: 33"><p><strong>Empire of Light (2022)</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="https://images.mymovies.net/images/film/cin/350x522/fid21946.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I loved this film and Sam Mendes (writer and director) is a genius.</p><p></p><p>Olivia Coleman plays Hilary, a cinema duty manager who is living with a bipolar medical condition. Stephen, a young black British man joins the cinema staff and he an Hilary connect as friends initially but ultimately it develops into a romantic relationship.</p><p></p><p>The film is set in the 1980s and it feels like an authentic representation of the era including the anti-black racism that was prominent during that period. Although the racism is a relatively minor part of the film it is it is written intelligently. There is one scene in particular resonated so strongly with me. A difficult customer was about to racially abuse Stephen because he is prevented from bringing his own food and drink into the cinema. Stephen challenges the guy and there is a bit of a stand off until the customer backs down in his own defiant way. When the confrontation is over, Stephen is angry and upset and walks out of the cinema. This was uncannily similar to a situation that I faced, although in my case it was in the 1990s. I remained strong and determined in the exchange but once it was over, the emotion overwhelmed me and I left in tears. The scene kind of took my breath away at how well observed and written it was because it wasn't necessarily how many people would have expect the character to react.</p><p></p><p>Both the main characters are brilliantly written and acted and the romance between them seemed totally believable when in less skilled hands it might have seemed to be a little contrived. The depiction of mental illness was and sensitively and convincingly portrayed. It is just a beautiful, moving and absorbing film and at times really humorous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 353424, member: 33"] [B]Empire of Light (2022)[/B] [IMG]https://images.mymovies.net/images/film/cin/350x522/fid21946.jpg[/IMG] I loved this film and Sam Mendes (writer and director) is a genius. Olivia Coleman plays Hilary, a cinema duty manager who is living with a bipolar medical condition. Stephen, a young black British man joins the cinema staff and he an Hilary connect as friends initially but ultimately it develops into a romantic relationship. The film is set in the 1980s and it feels like an authentic representation of the era including the anti-black racism that was prominent during that period. Although the racism is a relatively minor part of the film it is it is written intelligently. There is one scene in particular resonated so strongly with me. A difficult customer was about to racially abuse Stephen because he is prevented from bringing his own food and drink into the cinema. Stephen challenges the guy and there is a bit of a stand off until the customer backs down in his own defiant way. When the confrontation is over, Stephen is angry and upset and walks out of the cinema. This was uncannily similar to a situation that I faced, although in my case it was in the 1990s. I remained strong and determined in the exchange but once it was over, the emotion overwhelmed me and I left in tears. The scene kind of took my breath away at how well observed and written it was because it wasn't necessarily how many people would have expect the character to react. Both the main characters are brilliantly written and acted and the romance between them seemed totally believable when in less skilled hands it might have seemed to be a little contrived. The depiction of mental illness was and sensitively and convincingly portrayed. It is just a beautiful, moving and absorbing film and at times really humorous. [/QUOTE]
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