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Nice Time

1957 · 17 min

A wordless, music-driven drift through nighttime crowds, by turns lively, lonely, and quietly observant.

Directed by
Alain Tanner, Claude Goretta
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A montage of the night-life of Piccadilly Circus across the hours, from early evening to the last lingering passers-by.

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Free in the UK
  • BFI Player
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Directed by
Alain Tanner, Claude Goretta
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • class
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • media
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Cinematography
John Fletcher
Runtime
17 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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