James Ivory directs James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves in this Edwardian period drama where gay relationships cross class lines.

Not my bag. The gay content still feels a bit closeted and coy. There’s minimal joy. The acting is very stuffy, though Grant delivers. The whole endeavour feels trapped in aspic.

5

Perfect Double Bill: A Single Man (2009)

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