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London: The Modern Babylon

2012 · 129 min

A dense, kaleidoscopic collage of voices and archival images that immerses you in a city's memory.

Directed by: Julien Temple
Starring: Michael Gambon, Hetty Bower, Keith Allen

Overview: London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

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Directed by: Julien Temple
Starring: Michael Gambon, Hetty Bower, Keith Allen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
class
immigration
music
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Julien Temple
Written by: Julien Temple
Starring: Michael Gambon, Hetty Bower, Keith Allen, Steve Jones, Brian Nicholson, Bill Nighy, Andy Serkis, Imelda Staunton
Music: JC Carroll
Cinematography: Steve Organ
Runtime: 129 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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