Late at Night: Voices of Ordinary Madness

Overview

‘You have no choice about being here, you’ll have no choice about when you leave’ proclaims a woman in Xiaolu Guo’s latest film, a documentary about the personal and physical journeys of the people of London’s East End. Herself an immigrant to the area, Guo’s sensitive character studies hint at an affinity with the push and pull of feelings of alienation, a theme she has previously explored as a filmmaker (She a Chinese, LFF 2009) and novelist (A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers). This empathy is also apparent in her playful stylistic approach that layers Warhol-esque news reports, archival material and a soundtrack including Linton Kwesi Johnson and Fela Kuti, to comment on the human cost of capitalism. The resulting film is both a penetrating portrait of a frenetic place that feels deeply authentic, and a powerful piece of protest film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 8, 2013

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom, Switzerland

Production

Perspective Films

Director

Xiaolu Guo

Writer

Xiaolu Guo

Producer

Philippe Ciompi,Xiaolu Guo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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