Unrelated (2007)

Recommended

UK

Feature Film

Writer/Director: Joanna Hogg

Cinematographer: Oliver Curtis

Cast: Kathryn Worth, Tom Hiddleston, Mary Roscoe, David Rintoul, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Harry Kershaw, Michael Hadley, Emma Hiddleston

A middle-aged woman joins an old school friend and her large family on a boozy holiday to an idyllic Tuscany country retreat, but instead of spending time with her old friend and the rest of the adults, as would be expected, she gravitates more towards the very loud and energetic teenagers, causing confusion and creating rifts, in television director Joanna Hogg’s feature debut, a subtle, keenly observed examination of class, culture, and generational clashes, as well as a moving lamentation for lost youth and missed opportunities. Iain.Stott