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Brooklyn 2015
I left the screening of Brooklyn confused, feeling like I was reacting against it in some way. And I wasn’t sure why. Did I like it? I wasn’t sure. Did I hate it? I don’t think so. Walking through the back streets of Soho and Oxford Circus, heading for the tube, I passed through the familiar London landscape in conversation about the film; on my left a Soho underwear shop, with it’s stiffed-limbed blindfolded mannequins in the window, turning into…
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003
I have never seen a period film set on a ship quite like this. From the opening visuals, the film eases you in to life on board HMS Surprise, taking time to unfold characters, plots and an understanding of what's going on. The viewer is left to watch and interpret the speech, practices and actions of the ships crew, until they become familiar and the audience has got their own sea legs.
And what a treat it is to be…