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THE STATE OF THE UNION

n a crisp morning in October 2021, is enjoying a chat with filmmakers accompanied by the strains of a string quartet. We're on the lawn of Wickham House in Newbury, where a cinematic wedding is taking place, the culmination of a catalogue of errors that make up this. It's day 15 of a three-week shoot and numerous extras are shivering in summer frocks and hats, the sunshine of a British summer being fudged by huge arc lights overhead.

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