theme of attempting to escape
your class while being drawn to
a way of life viewed as savagery
echoes that of Kaufman’s film of
Richard Price’s New York gang
novel The Wanderers.
As with her director, I’ve previ-
ously found myself unconvinced
by Sienna Miller, but she’s excel-
lent here, managing to elevate a
role that could easily have been
the early 20th century equiva-
lent of the astronaut’s wife left
to gaze tearfully at the stars. In
her increasingly confrontational
meetings with Fawcett, her Nina
hints at the rise of the Suffrag-
ette movement, herself advanc-
ing one form of progress while
her husband seeks another.
At 140 minutes, The Lost City
of Z justifies its running time
(which is only 10 minutes lon-
ger than the Beauty and the
Beast remake). It’s a banquet
of a movie, a visual feast that
also provides plenty of food
for thought. If Gray’s reach has
exceeded his grasp here, it’s a
compliment to both his ambi-
tion and his talent. w
The Lost City of Z
4 ½ stars out of 5
Directed by: James Gray
Starring: Charlie Hunnam,
Sienna Miller,
Robert Pattinson,
Tom Holland
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