This one seemed to slip by quietly, but is easily one of the best films I've seen in years. Every character is given thorough development - and you can empathize with each one, which is very interesting as the various conflicts develop. Parallels can be drawn between each character - despite social status, morality or personal issues. It shows everyone to be human - through suffering, and glimmers of happiness. Amazingly, with such an ensemble cast, it is impossible to pick out any single performance above the rest. Well directled, with beautiful cinematography (some of the country shots look to be taken straight from a Constable painting), and supportive score which emphasises the emotional undertones, this is a truly compelling and exceptional film.
Quite a nice movie. Critisizes a certain way of life and in the end an incident that obviously destroys a large part of that way of life seems that it gives a solution to numerous problems!!!
There are two different roads leading to corruption: Power and Poverty! But actually poor corrupted people are more humane and vulnerable!
However the pattern seems too cliched and too conventional, Martha Fiennes's approach to a short-cuts-style-narrative gives the film much energy, drive and strength that it seems too easy to be fascinated by this one! Great cast, great concept of music selection and great storytelling! It is strange that this one comes from the director of spiritless ONEGIN!
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