Very amusing, entertaining and even at times touching movie about a luvvie family.
The daughter struggles to live under the weight of the enormous expectations and domination of her father. He is an incredibly selfish and insensitive man, beautifully portrayed in the movie. The author friend is similarly selfish. Men come out of this movie pretty badly, really, apart from the young lad (Rashid?).
The passages when the father's trophy wife leaves him and then returns to him are superb. The daughter comes out of that cathartic episode much like a used rag would come out of a motor car's catharsis.
The daughter is an irritating character, however - you just want her to make the most of herself - irritating but so true to real life.
The music is absolutely beautiful, as long as you like baroque / early classical (which we do). Even if you think you don't like that period music, give it a try in this film - it might just change your life!
The daughter struggles to live under the weight of the enormous expectations and domination of her father. He is an incredibly selfish and insensitive man, beautifully portrayed in the movie. The author friend is similarly selfish. Men come out of this movie pretty badly, really, apart from the young lad (Rashid?).
The passages when the father's trophy wife leaves him and then returns to him are superb. The daughter comes out of that cathartic episode much like a used rag would come out of a motor car's catharsis.
The daughter is an irritating character, however - you just want her to make the most of herself - irritating but so true to real life.
The music is absolutely beautiful, as long as you like baroque / early classical (which we do). Even if you think you don't like that period music, give it a try in this film - it might just change your life!