Eternal Beauty
Directed by CRAIG ROBERTS
Starring SALLY HAWKINS DAVID THEWLIS ALICE LOWE
Released 2 OCTOBER
ANTICIPATION. 3
A London Film Festival number that completely passed me by.
ENJOYMENT. 3
Sally Hawkins’ humour and grace lifts the film wonderfully.
IN RETROSPECT. 3
Low on originality, big on charm.
The characters in Craig Roberts’ second directorial feature have a penchant for saying, “I’m in my oils.” To be in one’s “oils”, it appears, is to be at your best, resting comfortably in surroundings that nourish and soothe. A happy place, in other words. The phrase even acts as the title of a painting that appears in various locations throughout the film – yet its insistent repetition soon becomes more of a diktat than a truth.
