Film Reviews by PL

The best film this year by miles. The director searched over 400 actresses aparantly before casting Miss Trzebuchowska whom a friend spotted in a Warsaw cafe. She's no actress it seems, neither does she wish to be - though no doubt she'll now be made amazing offers after her beautifully understated portrayal of the main character, Miss Kulezka was also magnificent in her interpretation of the aunt. The black & white, the 4 x 3 format and Pawel Pawlikowski's determination of using a locked off camera for every single shot, was all a joy to creating a truly great film.

This was a disappointing film from bbc who used to be able to cast and produce good period dramas but alas with this one it was poor and without any sense of the original book. The cast was full of well know faces but apart ftrom the actor playing Mr Eliott - who I thought captured exactly the right interpretation the other parts were pretty dull and ineffectual.