Not reading the book, being interested by music of Harry Stiles and admiring Rupert Everett, it is just easy to not ignore this movie.
The expectation - maybe influenced by Firebird by Peeter Rabane. Sure, different context but same spider webb of intolerance .
The film is just gifted. Good acting, fair story, seductive images.
But you can not feel the tension , emotions and the deepness of the inner fights of characters.
So, you have one verdict - a beautiful film. But the connections are too fragile and you feel entire story as exterior one .
But it works.
And the delicate bitterness remains a precious gift from Michael Grandage.
