It may not make for a hugely surprising turn but still one that’s beautifully understated and satisfying.

But, maybe inspired by reading some of Patrick’s old journals or just finally coming to terms with the life she’s settled for all these years, Marion puts her own personal plan into motion. Movies How the Emma Corrin, Harry Styles drama ‘My Policeman’ tells a timely story of queer loveĭirected by Michael Grandage and premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, ‘My Policeman’ is a reminder of the dangers of the recent past.įor the onetime bobby, who’s pretty much shut away the “Patrick” chapter of his earlier life, the mere presence of his ex-lover - profoundly debilitated though he may be - is clearly too much for Tom to bear and he refuses to see him (not easy in such a small house). The overall story, though, is told in flashback from the 1990s, when we find the older Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee) and Patrick (Rupert Everett) reunited under, to say the least, difficult circumstances: Marion has arranged for Patrick, who has suffered a life-altering stroke, to recuperate with her and Tom (they’re still married but unhappily) in their seaside cottage, against Tom’s wishes. The intoxicating love “that dare not speak its name” between the two men is almost tangibly compelling.

Particularly effective are the ways in which certain moments are informatively, revealingly replayed once we’re let in on the extent of Tom and Patrick’s clandestine romance. It’s all quite sensitively and credibly handled by the deft cast, director (and acclaimed stage veteran) Michael Grandage and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (“Philadelphia,” “The Painted Veil”). But when Tom and Marion marry, said trio turns into a pair of duos - and dueling ones at that - and the inevitable emotional, social and sexual complications ensue, including one extraordinarily grave betrayal. Meanwhile, Tom, his unsuspecting girlfriend, Marion ( Emma Corrin), and the worldly Patrick form a kind of troika and share an ebullient series of summertime adventures. In 1957 Brighton, a young policeman named Tom ( Harry Styles) has a chance encounter with local museum curator Patrick (David Dawson) that turns into something much more than a friendship.

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