Documentary about British author and actor Alan Bennett. Recorded over the course of a year, the film features a number of intimate encounters with Bennett, including a trip to New York to receive an award from the city's public library, a national radio appearance and a visit to his local community-run library in Primrose Hill, London. Reflecting on key periods of his life as well as providing observations on current events.
Acting
Bennett's self-deprecating narration is pure performance art.
Cinematography
Cozy Primrose Hill interiors like a warm hug.
Director
Adam Low
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bennett originally kept diaries to prove to his accountant that he actually worked.
The film captures a vanished England: pre-Brexit, pre-pandemic, when public libraries still felt permanent.
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