A love letter to the River Thames. An elderly couple swap lock-keeper duties for a riverside pub, helped by friends; and romance blossoms for a pair of youngsters.
Is this for you? If you have a thing for black-and-white British nostalgia and don't mind a story that moves at the speed of a gentle rowboat, you’ll probably find Flood Tide charming enough. If you need, you know, an actual plot or characters who do more than just exist in the scenery, you might want to look elsewhere...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John Baxter
Bruno Ziener
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"Is this for you? If you have a thing for black-and-white British nostalgia and don't mind a story that moves at the speed of a gentle rowboat, you’ll probably find Flood Tide charming enough. If you need, you know, an actual plot or characters who do more than just exist in the scenery, you might want to look elsewhere. It’s not trying to be One Exciting Adventure, that’s for sure. It’s just... there. Floating along. The vibe There’s something weirdly hypnotic about the way the camera lingers ..."
Leonard Sharp
H. Fowler Mear, Anson Dyer
United Kingdom
1934 · IMDb 6.2
