Mick Newell has something to be well proud of.

Rating: 7/10 (9 April 2020)

Well, it isn't a title you will ever forget, is it? Lily James ("Juliet") had been writing to the eponymous society to find out about their island's experiences under Nazi occupation during WWII. She hits on the idea of writing a book about it so sets off from London to visit and dig deeper. The tale is delivered by way of letters and thus you are gradually drawn into a detailed, engaging and really charming story. It isn't so much about the wartime, though there are some very poignant threads to the film that are - it's about personalities; and pretty much the whole gamut of them at that. It's a bit of a love story - both between people and between "Juliet" and the islanders themselves; even the more curmudgeonly ones! The high quality of the production and dialogue reminded me a little of "Quartet" - Sir Tom Courtenay; Dame Penelope Wilton and Jessica Brown Findlay turn in excellent, but understated and delicate performances - as does Michael Huisman. Expect a few twists and turns but nothing to stem that feeling of warmth you are left with at the end.