“Terminus” launched the career of one of the most famous British filmmakers of the ‘60s and ‘70s, John Schlesinger, who directed some of the landmark movies of the era, such as “Darling”, “Midnight Cowboy” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday”. This short documentary, commissioned by British Transport Films, follows a regular day in one of London’s biggest stations (Waterloo), where, for a brief moment, the lives of thousands of people converge, only to most likely never meet again. Part direct cinema, part re-enactment of different scenes witnessed by the director in the train station while preparing for the project, the film captures a series of details relevant to the culture and society of the times (the early ‘60s) and is a lyrically infused and sometimes comical portrait of the constantly moving masses of people. (Andrei Rus)