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Audience Member Very captivating walks around London, more like an audiobook with video attached later, I liked the Rimbaud and I like the Poe references and the desire of the character to find meaning in the city by looking at its history and using that to give poetic reasons for its development (seeing what the poets saw) - seeing the city as a monument to Rimbaud, looking for the coffee shop Modernism of the 1930s and wanting to be Poe's man of the crowd Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Witty narration about the decline of society put in the context of the 1992 election alongside wonderfully shot scenes of the diversity of the capital. It's a reminder that we were under the threat of terrorism from the IRA even into the early 90's. Has there been a period when we haven't? Well worth a watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the first of the two travelogues of our anonymous commentator and his companion Robinson, the second one being the awesome Robinson in Space. Essentially this is a travelogue of London in 1992. It concentrates on locations and issues within London precious to the commentator, and also on the political and social events of the time. The film is shot mostly as stills of the locations visited, and is very well observed. One sequence which lingers for me is the film of the aftermath of the IRA bombs in the City of London at that time, which are eerily beautiful. The election of 1992 is recorded and commented upon, and the monarchy dont escape unscathed. The writer is very very obviously a socialist, and the commentary is heavily 'Old Labour', but is in turns informative, witty, and thought provoking. It attempts some major social points, but is preaching to the converted somewhat, this is definitely for the Art House Crowd - You would never see this at a Multiplex. However, is good to see it on film Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this...but realise it's subject matter is handled in specialised way and that, as a younger film-goer, I would have found this confusing and a little dull. This isn't something to watch for fun. But if you're the least bit interested in the built environment, if you've enjoyed the films of Jonathan Meades or if you are a committed urbanite who nonetheless often looks around and thinks: why doesn't any of this stuff we've built make us happy? ...then you'll probably get a lot out of this, and other films by Patrick Keillor. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Not what I expected! The film is a travelogue around 1992 London, narrated by Paul Scofield (A Man For All Seasons) in the manner of an 18th century visitor to the city, with references to time travel and a definite left-wing bent. Scofield's voice is very soothing, the scenes of London are beautiful and I'm looking forward to Robinson in Space which is supposed to be even better. 8.5/10 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member really fascinating to see the huge difference only 17 years can make. No more IRA bombs, no more Conservative government, well ok we have one more recession and a labour farce, but hey ho!. The camera work is slow and purposeful, and the narrator has the velvety voice of an Olivier. The most striking things are those you don't see and the fact 1992 is in living memory: No London eye, no gherkin, no St George's Wharf and no new Oval. You can't stop progress ;-) Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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