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The Miners' Hymns

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Bill Morrison creates a portrait of a vanished way of life in a community in northeastern England.

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Noel Murray AV Club Morrison sketches a portrait of a vanished way of life for one Northeast England community, along with an explanation of sorts for why it disappeared. Rated: A- Feb 9, 2012 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post A look at ill-fated mining communities in northern England. Rated: 3/4 Feb 9, 2012 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times An elegant, elegiac found-footage work from Bill Morrison, best known for his silent-film reverie "Decasia." Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 7, 2012 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row It's a fantastic paradox that's as thrilling to experience as it is to contemplate. There's nothing else out there quite like it. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Jennifer Merin About.com Filmmaker Bill Morrison mined the archives of the British Film Institute for found footage for this poetic and haunting impressionistic study about coal mining in England. Rated: 5/5 stars Feb 12, 2012 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Imaginatively re-purposes archival footage in collaboration with Johannsson's stirring score. . . to bring back the proud miners like ghosts . . .of labor's heritage. Rated: 10/10 Feb 12, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member while no words are spoken by the coal miners or families the images and the score speak louder than words. It left my heart completely exposed and I fell in love with Johansson Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched it in honor of Maggie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Bill Morrison creates a portrait of a vanished way of life in a community in northeastern England.
Director
Bill Morrison
Producer
David Metcalfe
Screenwriter
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Bill Morrison
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 11, 2017
Runtime
52m
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