Film
Empire of Light (15)
Dir. Sam Mendes, UK, 2022, 115 mins. Cast. Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Micheal Ward.
Hilary (Olivia Colman) manages a seafront picture palace in Margate. Once an opulent multiscreen cinema with a dance hall overlooking the sea, now only one screen remains open, albeit a grand one. In preparation for a regional premiere of Chariots of Fire, Hilary and her colleagues - played by a heavyweight ensemble that includes Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke and Micheal Ward - spruce up the venue. Outside, the town itself is crumbling, with a rising far-right presence and harassing skinheads.
Mendes delivers a stirring ode to the cinema as a space for collective experience, offering the pleasures and balms of watching films in darkness together.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and potential triggering contents, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “ratings info” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
Hilary (Olivia Colman) manages a seafront picture palace in Margate. Once an opulent multiscreen cinema with a dance hall overlooking the sea, now only one screen remains open, albeit a grand one. In preparation for a regional premiere of Chariots of Fire, Hilary and her colleagues - played by a heavyweight ensemble that includes Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke and Micheal Ward - spruce up the venue. Outside, the town itself is crumbling, with a rising far-right presence and harassing skinheads.
Mendes delivers a stirring ode to the cinema as a space for collective experience, offering the pleasures and balms of watching films in darkness together.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and potential triggering contents, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “ratings info” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
