Review of Sunset Song (2015) by Ian M — 04 Dec 2015
As a great fan of the novel and a long term resident of north East Scotland I approached this film with apprehension. I need not have worried. it is quite frankly a masterpiece. Everything about it from performances to photography to soundtrack ( which is magical - a true rarity) is as it should be.
The internal scenes many of which are tragic are also mesmerising. I found the performances intensely moving and highly plausible. there was no attempt made to soft-soap the rugged uncompromising life of a North East farming community before the first war.
Life was hard and often brutal. Childbirth is depicted in all its raw brutality and the scene in which Peter Mullan has a stroke in the mud was unforgettable. Deyn's performance as Chris Guthrie was luminous and almost meditative.
Her voiceover which is transplanted from the novel is like a transcendent presence - a voice of wisdom in all this horror. I will watch this film again and again and it is destined to become one of my ultimo favourites.
This review of Sunset Song (2015) was written by Ian M on 04 Dec 2015.
Sunset Song has generally received positive reviews.
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