Of Time and the City: A Film Essay by Terence Davies
Terence Davies' "Of Time and the City" presents the director's hometown of Liverpool as a city that is equally fictional and nonfictional.
Terence Davies' "Of Time and the City" presents the director's hometown of Liverpool as a city that is equally fictional and nonfictional.
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