For all the plaudits for acting and cinematography, I found this gloomy at best.
It is difficult subject matter, only the more tragic as it is a true story.
However, I want to be uplifted and entertained and this film does neither.
The 2021 British drama film directed by John Hay and starring Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl and Keeley Hawes as Patricia Neal, is based on Stephen Michael Shearer's biography about Neal titled An Unquiet Life. The film features Geoffrey Palmer in his final film appearance.
The film covers Dahl and Neal's marriage as they grapple with the loss of their daughter, Olivia, from encephalitis due to measles.
It is difficult subject matter, only the more tragic as it is a true story.
However, I want to be uplifted and entertained and this film does neither.
The 2021 British drama film directed by John Hay and starring Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl and Keeley Hawes as Patricia Neal, is based on Stephen Michael Shearer's biography about Neal titled An Unquiet Life. The film features Geoffrey Palmer in his final film appearance.
The film covers Dahl and Neal's marriage as they grapple with the loss of their daughter, Olivia, from encephalitis due to measles.