London Film Festival 2023: May December

From the outside, Gracie and Joe are the perfect suburban couple. That is, if you don’t take into account the fact that their relationship was a tabloid sensation 20 years ago. When Elizabeth, an actor, arrives at their home to research for a role based on Gracie, it becomes clear that the couple’s relationship isn’t as strong as they’d like to believe. Director Todd Haynes effortlessly combines classical melodrama with contemporary preoccupations of celebrity and scandal.

[Advised cert 15]