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Liverpool

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A sailor returns home after spending years at sea.

Critics Reviews

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Keith Uhlich Time Out 11/17/2011
5/5
The more we look, the harder its meanings are to pin down. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 03/05/2010
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 09/04/2009
3/5
Modest rewards await those willing to be patient with Lisandro Alonso's austere drama. Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang Floating World 04/12/2021
Alonso is trying to find something, through each of his films. It might be something transcendental, a reflection of human nature, frailty, loneliness.... I am just mesmerized by all of it. Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/13/2021
Alonso has a visual gift, but he needs to stop deluding himself that this cinematic "restraint" is anything but an evasion of reality's more complicated elements. Go to Full Review
PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro 06/03/2020
4/5
Shot with the otherworldliness of science fiction, Alonso's gaze follows a middle-aged sailor disembarking in Ushuaia before wandering into the wilds of Tierra del Fuego. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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08/24/2017 Liverpool encompasses a base human need that is slightly unattainable and at the same time encapsulates a basic emotional want which most humans are incapable of comprehending... in other words, I love this movie and ponder upon it's many facets quite often as I trudge through my own daily struggles. See more 04/19/2015 My class (of 48 students) recently watched this film at our regular screening time. It is an Argentinian Film class, and we have seen about a dozen films this semester. This is the only movie that put anyone to sleep. (I wish I had fallen asleep as well.) There is extremely small amounts of dialogue, and scenes tend to focus on nothing in particular. There are so many shots of nothing happening for almost a minute, and it is too slow to really grasp why this movie is considered anything more than a moving picture. See more 03/22/2015 A quiet and somber film (which happens to have a very loud opening credit sequence) that finds profundity in minimalism. See more 06/18/2013 Alonso becomes so art house in his treatment that he forgets that films are supposed to be entertaining. See more 09/01/2012 One of the Worst Movies i have ever seen in my entire existence................, I want my 84 Minutes given back into my life.............why bother make something like this....no dialogue , no Expressions , Camera seems to be frozen after a shoot between 5 and 10 seconds after actor leaves the camera shoot or someone closes a door......HORRIBLEEEE See more walter m @Harlequin68 04/13/2012 As anybody who spends an unhealthy amount of time around here can attest to, I generally don't mind if a movie has a leisurely pace. But "Liverpool" is the one such movie that tests my patience with pointless scenes so drawn out, I was afraid my DVD player was skipping in a couple of places. As if. Along these same lines, there is nothing wrong with a filmmaker using minimal dialogue, thus allowing images to either tell a person's story or set up a mystery behind a character's actions. The only problem is that there is so little of either, here. With one exception, the only thing you will ever need to know about Ferral(Juan Fernandez) comes remarkably early when he asks his captain if he can get some time off to see if his mother is still alive the next time they put ashore in Ushuaia, Argentina, despite the wintry weather. And even in trying to be subtle with the movie's ending, "Liverpool" also manages to be manipulative at the same time. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A sailor returns home after spending years at sea.
Director
Lisandro Alonso
Producer
Lisandro Alonso
Screenwriter
Lisandro Alonso, Salvador Roselli
Production Co
Fortuna Films, 4L, Slot Machine
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 24, 2020
Runtime
1h 24m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)