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Memorials & monuments · North East England

Millennium Arch

Free admission

Millennium Arch — a memorial in england-north-east, United Kingdom.

Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough - geograph.org.uk - 7573904

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–45 min
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Millennium Arch is a memorial located in england-north-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.

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From the Wikipedia article

Millennium Actress (Japanese: 千年女優, Hepburn: Sennen Joyū) is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it tells the story of two documentary filmmakers investigating the life of a retired acting legend. As she tells them the story of her life, the borderline between cinema and reality gradually becomes blurred.

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Background

Description

Millennium Actress began with a request to make a trompe l'oeil movie like the previous Perfect Blue. However, it was only a film technique, not a film theme. Both works share the same methodology of "blurring the boundary between fiction and reality," and both works are like two sides of the same coin for Kon. The previous film focused on the negative side of human nature, while this film focuses on the positive side. In the previous film, he tried to confuse the audience by depicting the inner turmoil and chaos of the main character through the mixture of fiction and reality, but in this film, his intention is not to confuse the audience, but to let the audience enjoy the mixture of…

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Coordinates
54.5664, -1.2409
Parish
Middlesbrough, unparished area
Postcode
TS1 3QY
Parliamentary constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Millennium Arch?
Millennium Arch is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS1 3QY), in the parish of Middlesbrough, unparished area.
Is Millennium Arch free to visit?
Yes, Millennium Arch is free to enter.
How do I get to Millennium Arch?
Drivers can navigate to postcode TS1 3QY. It sits within the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East parliamentary constituency.