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I'd never fully realised just how intimate making music together is. And seeing the magic unfold in this tenderly told tale of two people discovering their shared gift together is truly profound. And touching. And true. Too many and not enough tears were shed watching this movie, and they continue as I re-listen to the soundtrack. See this movie to just stop, and immerse yourself in the bliss of the musical moments. Not watching, but in the music with them. What a gift this film is.

I loved the original movie with Anne Hathaway.

I loved this more.

It had time to build and show all the days in Dex and Emma's lives where they overlapped and shared in life together. And to do this with tenderness, humour and enough detail for it all to matter that much more.

And how these days jigsawed into a picture that they could not fully see at the start, but knew was waiting to be assembled together.

Grab some tissues, grab a drink, hold the hand of your loved one and settle in to soak this up.

Most memorable scene, must be the maze for me. Getting lost together and in so doing finding themselves.

Bloody loved it.

Having emigrated twice in my life to new countries with our children - this movie hit a deep nerve inside. And yes it made me cry.

It made me cry for the dilemma so many families around the world face. How to make ends meet and provide the best opportunities for your children and family, when the challenges in your home country just get too much.

I lived in South Africa, and it was just over 20 years ago when we emigrated to NZ with our first son, and not a lot else. The daily pressures in SA just got too close to home, and as new parents we decided, in those pre-google days, to forge a new life in a new country totally sight unseen. And then we did it all over again with our then 3 sons to Australia.

So this film stunningly shot in B+W and tenderly and lovingly portrayed by the stellar cast, really found a place in my heart.

A place where there are still some gaps and which is still a little uprooted if I am honest. So many parents around this world will identify with this story, and the compassion, love and heartbreak that comes with living in and leaving a place you have rooted yourselves in.

I absolutely loved this film.

Grab some tissues. And settle in to a comfy chair to soak up this masterpiece by direct Kenneth Branagh.

Ps ... most memorable scene for me - the shot of the three generations holding hands in hospital.