Rent Liverpool (2008)

3.2 of 5 from 73 ratings
1h 22min
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Synopsis:
A sailor, Farrel, leaves his ship and begins a lengthy journey to wintry Tierra del Fuego's interior, to an isolated village and family that he hasn't seen in years. The route seems familiar to him, and we gradually piece together his relationship with the people and community he finds there. From the opening sequences on Farrel's ship, to the spectacular harshness of his destination, Alonso is meticulous in mapping the sights and sounds of the landscape and Farrel's personal journey into the past.
Actors:
, Nieves Cabrera, Giselle Irrazabal
Directors:
Producers:
Ilse Hughan, Lisandro Alonso, Luis Miñarro, Marianne Slot
Writers:
Salvador Roselli, Lisandro Alonso
Studio:
SECOND RUN DVD
Genres:
Drama
Collections:
New waves of Latin American Cinema
Countries:
Argentina
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/01/2012
Run Time:
82 minutes
Languages:
Spanish LPCM Stereo
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Untitled (Letter for Serra)/Sin titulo (Carta para Serra) - a New Short Film by Lisandro Alonso, available for the first time anywhere on DVD
  • Alonso on Camera - Newly Filmed by the Director exclusively for this release

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Reviews (4) of Liverpool

Understated drama - Liverpool review by PR

Spoiler Alert
07/08/2016

Perhaps slow and not very dramatic (unless you read between the lines, the background story is dramatic enough!) but an interesting film all the same. Find out how the other half lives; just don't expect clear explanations, melodramatic catharsis or far-fetched scenarios, never mind car cashes. This film leaves you in a philosophical frame of mind, subtly so.

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

One to ponder - Liverpool review by EC

Spoiler Alert
22/05/2013

Possibly not the most thrilling film ever, but certainly intriguing. Clearly the director - name escapes me - is no fan of conventional narrative. We are presented with the bare bones of one man's return visit home, and then encouraged to fill in the gaps whatever way suits us. Surprisingly, it lingers on in the mind, no doubt as a result of the brain's determination to make sense of it all.

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

A Quiet Masterpiece - Liverpool review by TE

Spoiler Alert
19/05/2021

The director of 'Liverpool', Lisandro Alonso, is best known for the excellent 'Jauja', so it is a pleasure to be able to see one of his earlier works.

'Liverpool' is part of Alonso's "Lonely Man" trilogy and is set in the southernmost area of Latin America, the remote township of Ushuaia in Argentina. The central character is Farrel, a sailor who goes on a short journey back to his home village, which he had left under a cloud some twenty years ealier.

No professional actors are used, and Farrel is played by a resident of Ushuaia, a snow plough driver called Juan Fernandez.

The backstory remains mysterious, although there are some telling hints embedded in the imagery on screen. In fact, it is all about the detail in the images before us as there is hardly any dialogue at all.

Alonso succeeds in immersing us in this remote, quiet world. Just as the viewer begins to wonder why the film is called "Liverpool", all is revealed in a final moment of poignant symbolism.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

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