![]() ![]() ![]() The film is set in variouscountries - the US, France, Spain and England - and the visuals areexcellent. Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of her homosexualson was for me the stand-out performance. Herperformance was as good as usual, portraying Barbara Daly Baekeland,wife of the Bakelite heir. The parallels between these stories areremarkable.Julianne Moore is an actress I admire and takes top billing. This film would make a terrific companionpiece to Christophe Honoré's Ma mère, as it tackles similarlychallenging themes, though it is based on a true story and is much moredigestible for audiences. Vachon's films oftenportray unconventional sexuality or other challenging social themes,but in a stylised way that is more accessible to wider audiences thangrittier art-house films. Having seen quite a few films produced by Christine Vachon, Irecognised a similar aesthetic in this film.
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