A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Maxine PeakeAnne Lister
- Anna MadeleyMariana Belcombe
- Susan LynchIsabella Norcliffe
- Christine BottomleyAnn Walker
- Gemma JonesAunt Lister
- Alan DavidUncle Lister
- Richenda CareyMrs Priestley
- Michael CulkinCharles Lawton
- Tina O'BrienMiss Browne
- Dean Lennox KellyChristopher Rawson
Crew
- James KentDirector
- Jane EnglishWriter
- Lukas StrebelDirector of Photography
- Ben LesterEditor
- Mark BentleyProducer
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