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Critic's Grade: B
Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 1932 novel presents an unobscured portrait of a young Scottish woman's journey through education, labor, marriage, sex and childbirth. In this 2015 retelling, Agyness Deyn plays the demands of Chris Guthrie's coming-of-age arc with touching curiosity and pain. Director Terence Davies sets up a few moments of Sydney Pollack-esque countryside cinematography, including one beautiful shot of sheep trotting upon cobblestone (it's that kind of movie). If you're a devotee of deep cut BBC literary adaptations, then proceed. Otherwise, it's a quiet slog through the tight-lipped tragedies of World War I, bucolic isolation and familial abuse.
Rated R
Willamette Week
