Another DVD from LoveFilm I watched recently is Terence Davies' Of Time and the City.It is a compilation of archive footage of Liverpool accompanied by music and narration from the director himself, modelled on Humphrey Jennings' Listen to Britain (which is included on the disc as a bonus).
However, it lacks the wonderful economy of the earlier film and more than one reviewer likened Davies' rather fruity contributions to Uncle Money from Withnail and I.
Still, I could watch this sort of footage for ever, and amongst it are shots of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. This unique line can also be seen in The Magnet and (according to Wikipedia) The Clouded Yellow.
Of Time and the City has its own website.
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