The Nine Muses: Harbour

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The Nine Muses (PG)

John Akomfrah expands his celebrated gallery work Mnemosyne in this lyrical, experimental telling of the history of mass migration to postwar Britain. Combining archive footage, striking sequences from the Alaskan wilderness and readings from the likes of Homer, Sophocles, Milton, Joyce and Beckett set to a rich, diverse score, it is a beguiling and beautiful exploration of memory, exile, isolation and the power of elegy. A beautiful, immersive experience that is both a feast for the eyes and the ears and a virtuoso exercise in montage and sound.