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Film round-up: March 31, 2022
The Star's critic Maria Duarte reviews True Things, The Novice, Coppelia, and Morbius
Ruth Wilson in True Things
ELEANOR DOBSON reflects on a stark visual record of the violent desecration of Tutankhamun’s mummified remains
RUTH AYLETT appreciates the rich blend of poetry and music that accompanied the launch of the Morning Star’s anthology of poetry, Who We Are
WANJA KIMANI explores the many bonds of community experience expressed in in the bold and colourful imagery of a new mural
New releases from Keeley, Lucinda Williams and Ye Vagabonds
JAN WOOLF ponders the works and contested reputation of the West German sculptor and provocateur, who believed that everybody is potentially an artist
True Things (15)
Directed by Harry Wootliff
★★★
A BENEFIT claims officer finds herself heading into an intoxicating car-crash relationship after a chance encounter with a charismatic, blond stranger in this slow-burning sexual drama from co-writer-director Harry Wootliff.
Warned by her co-worker and friend (Hayley Squires) that becoming involved with a client is a sackable offence, thirty-something Kate (Ruth Wilson) can’t help but be swept away by Blond (Tom Burke), an ex-con who awakens her from her stupor.
Unfortunately, he stamps all over her self-esteem as quickly as he lifts it up. Though an intelligent woman, she begins to define herself through him in a tale sadly as old as time.
Based on Deborah Kay Davies’s novel, this is a complex, character-driven work about toxic relationships, elevated by Wilson and Burke’s stunning performances and sizzling chemistry.
The pair are exquisite to watch as they bring their characters to life, ending in a hopeful and satisfactory conclusion.
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