Amanda Craig

Funny, moving, brilliantly scripted & acted this stars Gemma Arterton as a rare female writer adding the “slop” of women’s interests to propaganda film in WW2. Sam Clafin and Richard E Grant are her sneery, exploitative colleagues. Gradually, they become closer, and then get the job of making an actual film about Dunkirk. But how much can truth be manipulated, and how can the ego of neurotic ageing actors be massaged? Both a love story and a piercing comedy about writing ( and acting) this is one of the best British films of the past decade.

Charming, beautiful setting ( too much use of filters) ideal watching on a cold winter day.