The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old Bud. A sad and lonely boy Bud struggles through his days. With cinema as his main source of solace he haunts the local movie-house. All the while his family looms large in our peripheral vision as do the menacing bullies of his school but Bud is the center of attention both from the cameras angle and from his doting family. With a gray background the film fuses clips and audio from classic movies into Buds dreary childhood and brings it to life with an elegance Bach would bring to your home movies. The overall effect is a montage of memory which seems to ignite flashes of recognition in the viewer.
Review
This is one of the most beautiful movie I ever seen. This is a masterpiece of intelligence and cinematography. Splendid camera work and a brillant integration of music and bit of spoken words. It also captures the essence of childhood. Its simply pure poetry. Remember that films are made to be seen in early days it was moving pictures. Here we have that essence we see pictures. No need to listen no need of dialogues just pictures as beautiful as a painting as photography. Im very happy that the other viewers loves this film. But Im a little bit sad to see that it just got 6 or something out of 10 votes. See it again and again. Taste it a lot of times.