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Longitude

Longitude

2000 · 198 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.3 (25 votes)
Dir. Charles Sturridge · Starring Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy, Gemma Jones
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Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

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A patient, meticulous journey through the obsession of invention and legacy. It feels like watching history unfold with a quiet intensity, a testament to human perseverance against the vastness of time and the sea.

contemplativedeterminedmelancholicintrospectiveslow-burnperiod dramahistorical epiccharacter-drivenobsessionlegacyscientific discoverytimehumanity
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)inventorjamaicatime18th centurysailing shipgreenwich londonbritish sailorwatchmakerlongitudechronometertransit of venusroyal society
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