A kind of coming of age story set in the 1960s starring the previously unknown Carey Mulligan. Firstly it looks amazing, perhaps because I am a sucker for that period, but every shot just oozes sumptuousness and class. Carey Mulligan in particular, who transforms from a 16 year old schoolgirl into an Audrey Hepburn lookalike, and carries off the coming of age with aplomb. It is refreshing to see a British film that keeps you engrossed without any sex scenes, violence or even any swearing that I can remember, and these are not the words of an old Mary Whitehouse clone, but it was just noticeable. Other notable performances were Alfred Molina as a naive, frustrated Father and Emma Thompson as a dreadful old crone of a headmistress, who only appears in two scenes but totally owns the screen. Adapted by Nick Hornby from a Lynn Barber story, and Directed by Lone Scherfig, the film is also enhanced greatly by a fabulous soundtrack of original music from the period, but also some jazz standards rerecorded by Duffy and Beth Rowley. Absorbing and enjoyable from start to finish.
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