Supernova review, Culture Whisper (LFF 2020)
Like many spirit-crushing illnesses, dementia loves the movies. Even in the last few months: having a gloomy presence in Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things and a demonic representation in Natalie Erika James’ Relic (also showing at the London Film Festival this year). Despite the explosive title, Supernova is muted and restrained by comparison.
Writer-director Harry Macqueen's road trip drama follows a middle-aged gay couple, played by the endlessly absorbing Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. Sam (Firth) is a musician and Tusker (Tucci) is a writer with early on-set dementia, embarking on a campervan journey through the Lake District – revisiting memories old and fond.
