Ben Kessler (bio)

Of Time and the City, the new film by Terence Davies (the British writer/director of Distant Voices, Still Lives, The House of Mirth, and The Long Day Closes), blends archival footage of post-World War II Liverpool, personal reminiscence, poetry, pop music, and cultural/political analysis into a life-affirming, era-summarizing thesis statement/autobiography. It gives an invigorating workout to your every movie-watching muscle.