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MARIA DUARTE recommends a film that unashamedly wears its heart on its sleeve
QUALITY CARE: a scene from Alan Bennet's Allelujah
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MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Allelujah (12A)
Directed by Richard Eyre
★★★
“I LOVE old people” declares Dr Valentine, in Richard Eyre’s film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s aclaimed play, as he lovingly introduces you to The Beth, a small Yorkshire hospital for the elderly and its patients which is under threat of closure.
This film’s release could not be more perfectly timed.
“Even old people don’t like old people,” states another character in this witty yet biting critique, adapted for the big screen by Call The Midwife’s creator Heidi Thomas.
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