Liverpool (2008)
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The emotional wreckage left by one lonely man and his endless wandering is chronicled in this low-key drama from Argentinean filmmaker Lisandro Alonso. Farrel (Juan Fernandez) is a merchant sailor who has spent nearly all his adult life drifting from one job in one port to another. Farrel has never… More The emotional wreckage left by one lonely man and his endless wandering is chronicled in this low-key drama from Argentinean filmmaker Lisandro Alonso. Farrel (Juan Fernandez) is a merchant sailor who has spent nearly all his adult life drifting from one job in one port to another. Farrel has never stayed in one place long enough to make many friends, and for all his freedom he's found little joy or contentment in his rootless existence. Farrel arrives in Ushuaia, a seaside city that's the closest thing he has to a home, and pays an unannounced visit to Trujillo (Nieves Cabrera), a longtime friend of his family. When Farrel went off to sea, Trujillo ended up looking after his daughter, Analia (Giselle Irrazabal), after the girl's mother passed on. Trujillo feels a deep contempt for Farrel because of his failure to care for his own child, and while teenage Analia harbors her own resentments, a childhood without parental love or support has turned her into a young woman who has turned all her emotions in on herself. Liverpool was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.
- Directed By
- Lisandro Alonso
- Written By
- Lisandro Alonso, Salvador Roselli
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- May 19, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 30, 2010
- Studio
- Anthology Archives
Critic Reviews
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
In his fourth feature, Alonso trusts fully in the power of the camera to communicate emotions and connections with a stunning grace and total confidence.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Modest rewards await those willing to be patient with Lisandro Alonso's austere drama.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Although it has its visual pleasures, and there's plenty to admire about his compositions, the journey in Liverpool seems comparatively slight.
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J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Liverpool opens with a big blast of neo surf, and coasts on that energy for the movie's 84 minutes, ending with a shot of corresponding impact.
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
The beauty is in the way Alonso observes his characters moving through space and time and measures the beats between the action.
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