The Hart of London
Seen it?1970 | 79 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at animal lovers and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. An animal steals a fair few scenes. A good follow-up to Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) or They Shall Not Grow Old.
- The mood
- Tense, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 19 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
"The Hart of London" is an endlessly layered tour de force. It explores life and death, the sense of place and personal displacement, and the intricate aesthetics of representation. It is a personal and spiritual film, marked inevitably by Chambers’s knowledge that he had leukemia. The late American avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage said of Hart, "If I named the five greatest films [ever made], this has got to be one of them." Even this high praise falls short of hyperbole. The Hart of London is at the centre of Chambers’s extraordinary achievement.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jack Chambers