Empire of Light

6.6(613)20221h 55m

DramaRomance

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

Director

Sam Mendes

Budget

$13.5M

Revenue

$11.4M

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Cast

Olivia Colman

Hilary

Micheal Ward

Stephen

Toby Jones

Norman

Colin Firth

Donald Ellis

Tom Brooke

Neil

Tanya Moodie

Delia

Hannah Onslow

Janine

Crystal Clarke

Ruby

Monica Dolan

Rosemary Bates

Ron Cook

Mr. Cooper

Sara Stewart

Brenda Ellis

Justin Edwards

Jim Booth

Reviews

2 reviews

msbreviews

3y ago

6.0

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/empire-of-light-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022 "Empire of Light works best as a love letter to the art of filmmaking and the theater experience. Brilliant performances. Astonishing to behold. Emotional to listen to - score is the technical highlight. Not so captivating narratively, considering that Sam Mendes' first solo script l...

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

"Hilary" (Olivia Colman) is the shift leader at a grand old cinema living a routine life and largely just going through the motions each day. When the young "Stephen" (a strong and engaging performance from Micheal Ward) arrives, she takes him on a tour of the building and that takes them to the upper echelons of the building - now disused - where they discover an injured pigeon. They also discove...