Review of The Last of England (1987) by Tim M — 22 Jan 2014
A non-narrative film named after an 1850's painting about people emigrating from England. Basically a video collage, a nightmare put to film. Once billed "apocalypse as [music] video", the strange, disparate images and sounds collide in a bizarrely captivating way.
"Signs of struggle are everywhere. A punk in torn jeans walks through a landscape of destruction, stomping the last vestiges of civilization; a baby lies in a carriage lined with newspapers proclaiming imminent doom.
A bride lies dressed in tatters; the groom faces a firing squad. A man dressed as a terrorist and a naked man embrace on a bed covered with a Union Jack, with wine bottles and guns scattered around them.
" Weird and haunting.
This review of The Last of England (1987) was written by Tim M on 22 Jan 2014.
The Last of England has generally received positive reviews.
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