Robinson in Ruins

Name: Robinson in Ruins
Director: Patrick Keiller
Released: 2010
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave

2010 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 263 VOTES · DIR. Patrick Keiller

Overview

The eagerly awaited sequel to Patrick Keiller's London and Robinson in Space is a beautifully photographed cinematic essay on our current environmental and economic predicament, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave. Timely, provocative and studded with surreal humour, Robinson in Ruins reveals hidden histories and surprising visions (from the opium poppy fields of Oxfordshire to what seems to be a talking post box), making us consider the world around us afresh.

Dialogue Timeline — 32 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

01:08:08 could make about a tonne of paper a day

01:33:45 By the late 17th century, the manor had been heavily mortgaged

01:33:58 one of which was occupied by the paper manufacturers.

01:34:18 left the track at Hampton Gay when a carriage wheel failed

01:34:47 Thirty-four people were killed and 69 injured.

01:34:58 Some of the injured were cared for at the manor house.

01:35:06 and a victim of the train crash is buried in the churchyard.

01:35:38 Revisiting his patron near the bypass

01:35:46 and his plan for a new city in the Cherwell Valley.

01:36:00 He knew about our work and our resources

01:36:11 On November 12th, he returned to Hampton Gay

01:36:18 and the ruins could be seen more clearly.

01:36:29 In that day's entry in his notebook

01:37:03 (TRAIN APPROACHING)

01:37:44 in the field beside the ruins of the manor house.

01:38:34 We don't know where he is now, but the last images he made

Cast & Characters

Vanessa Redgrave Narrator

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed32

Dialogue density0.3 lines / min

First line01:08:08

Final line01:38:34

Production Record

DirectorPatrick Keiller

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes263