Albatross (2011) (original) (raw)
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emelia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emelia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emelia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emelia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences. (less)
Director: Niall MacCormick
Writer: Tamzin Rafn
Starring: Jessica Brown Findlay, Felicity Jones, Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Josef Altin, Mark Ryder
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Review by Brian Orndorf, February 29, 2012
5 / 10
There�s not much originality to the coming of age picture �Albatross,� covering similar dramatic terrain found in dozens of teen-centric scripts observing on the highs and lows of fractured adolescence. However, it�s a memorably acted piece with a breakout starring turn from Jessica Brown Findlay, perhaps best known for her stately work as Lady Sybil Crawley on the hit series �Downton Abbey.� While most audiences have grown comfortable seeing Findlay sustain a youthful dignity loosely clad in all manner of period garb, �Albatross� provides the young actress with an outlet to explore other, dar ...read more...
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