My Life So Far

A sunlit, gently comic childhood memoir that drifts through a Scottish estate summer, warm and wistful with a quiet undertow of adult folly.

Directed by

Hugh Hudson

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irène Jacob

Tagline

Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.

Overview

A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

How it feels

Warm, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, family, identity, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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