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Robinson in Ruins
A Film by Patrick Keiller
Newly free from prison, mysterious flâneur Robinson has been haunting the Oxfordshire countryside. Rusting film cans found abandoned in an old caravan turn out to contain the results of his research a visual investigation into the historic ruins of the English landscape and the reality of late capitalism. These beautiful pictures have been compiled by his research associate (voiced by Oscar®-winner Vanessa Redgrave). Contrasting past English radicalism and reaction with the 2008 banking collapse, Patrick Keiller s latest essay-film in his Robinson trilogy (London and Robinson in Space) is an ironic and witty comment on the sustainability of market forces and a profound tribute to the power of nature.
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- Dual Format Edition: includes both Blu-ray and the DVD versions of the main feature
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Deleted scenes and Alternative takes
- Extensive illustrated booklet featuring essays and film notes
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
True creative overcoming of religious illumination certainly does not lie in narcotics...,
By Matthew Mercy (Wigan, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Robinson in Ruins [DVD & Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Belatedly following up his two earlier essay-films London (1994) and Robinson in Space (1997), Patrick Keiller here returns to their themes with 2010's even more elliptical, haunting, and obtusely highbrow Robinson in Ruins. Once more centring on the apparently disturbed social and historical scholar Robinson, now newly released from prison, and again embarking on more of his mysterious pilgrimages around the English landscape, this third film is heavily influenced by the current global economic crisis; it looms like a dark cloud over both the beautiful photography on the screen and the detached narration from Vanessa Redgrave, which is effective enough, but lacks the warmth and sincerity that the late Paul Scofield brought to Keiller's two previous works. The complete lack of incidental music also makes the film a more challenging viewing experience than the first two, but Keiller's eye for remarkable natural imagery remains startling.Keiller's films are not for everyone (they are fiercely intellectual to the point where they can easily alienate an audience, and can be very difficult to concentrate on if you are not in the right mood), but for those who understand his political agenda and are open to his obscure literary, cultural, and scientific references, his work can be profoundly rewarding. However, I repeat; Patrick Keiller is very far from being an easily accessible filmmaker, so if you try this, do so with a very open mind.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great third film in Patrick Keiller's series,
This review is from: Robinson in Ruins [DVD & Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I loved both of Patrick Keiller's previous Robinson films, and the third in the series is just as good. Sadly the original narrator is no longer with us, but I soon got used to the change. I'd highly recommend that everyone who is interested in the changes in Britain over the past couple of decades tries to track down these entertaiing and - believe it or not - very funny, though quite unusual, films.
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