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O g @RT76089177 Mar 18 I wanted to like this. Beautifully filmed and the idea of Psychogeography has long interested me but I just couldn't get past the ridiculous pomposity of the narration. Left me cold. See more 09/24/2013 Very captivating walks around London, more like an audiobook with video attached later, I liked the Rimbaud and I like the Poe references and the desire of the character to find meaning in the city by looking at its history and using that to give poetic reasons for its development (seeing what the poets saw) - seeing the city as a monument to Rimbaud, looking for the coffee shop Modernism of the 1930s and wanting to be Poe's man of the crowd See more 04/03/2011 Witty narration about the decline of society put in the context of the 1992 election alongside wonderfully shot scenes of the diversity of the capital. It's a reminder that we were under the threat of terrorism from the IRA even into the early 90's. Has there been a period when we haven't? Well worth a watch. See more 02/10/2011 This is the first of the two travelogues of our anonymous commentator and his companion Robinson, the second one being the awesome Robinson in Space. Essentially this is a travelogue of London in 1992. It concentrates on locations and issues within London precious to the commentator, and also on the political and social events of the time. The film is shot mostly as stills of the locations visited, and is very well observed. One sequence which lingers for me is the film of the aftermath of the IRA bombs in the City of London at that time, which are eerily beautiful. The election of 1992 is recorded and commented upon, and the monarchy dont escape unscathed. The writer is very very obviously a socialist, and the commentary is heavily 'Old Labour', but is in turns informative, witty, and thought provoking. It attempts some major social points, but is preaching to the converted somewhat, this is definitely for the Art House Crowd - You would never see this at a Multiplex. However, is good to see it on film See more 12/15/2010 I loved this...but realise it's subject matter is handled in specialised way and that, as a younger film-goer, I would have found this confusing and a little dull. This isn't something to watch for fun. But if you're the least bit interested in the built environment, if you've enjoyed the films of Jonathan Meades or if you are a committed urbanite who nonetheless often looks around and thinks: why doesn't any of this stuff we've built make us happy? ...then you'll probably get a lot out of this, and other films by Patrick Keillor. See more 04/08/2010 Not what I expected! The film is a travelogue around 1992 London, narrated by Paul Scofield (A Man For All Seasons) in the manner of an 18th century visitor to the city, with references to time travel and a definite left-wing bent. Scofield's voice is very soothing, the scenes of London are beautiful and I'm looking forward to Robinson in Space which is supposed to be even better. 8.5/10 See more Read all reviews

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