A master-piece in charm

Rating: 10/10 (3 September 2014)

(93%) A wonderful homage throwback to early Hollywood cinema, with a superb spot-on eye for detail featuring scenes that really wouldn't be out of place in one of the better actual silent period movies. The set design, the costumes, the soundtrack, are all so finely integrated into every single shot, and the performances are absolutely terrific as the talent leaps from the screen without (almost) a single word said. Script wise it's very clever, and very well structured without its complete lack of the spoken word ever hampering its ambitions, or detracting from its abundant charm. A true, pretty much perfect slice of cinematic joy.