Metroland
First screened in April 2020
Director: Philip Saville. Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Lee Ross, Elsa Zylberstein, Amanda Ryan, John Wood, Rufus, Jonathan Aris, Ifan Meredith, Boris Terral. Screenplay: Adrian Hodges (based on the novel by Julian Barnes). Twitter Capsule:
A few well-acted scenes between Bale and Watson augur more than the bland "I really do love my boring life" story we get.
VOR:②
The admixture of standard 90s-British-indie style and traces of 60s-New-Wave découpage is in credible dialogue with themes. Still, not too unfamiliar.
