Pick of the week
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Why is acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft burning a book in her kitchen sink in the early hours of the morning? All will eventually be revealed in this tricksy, enigmatic and, on occasion, startlingly sexually explicit adaptation of Renée Knight’s novel. Via flashbacks from various, possibly unreliable perspectives, a picture comes into focus of a life shaped by a tragedy – and a shocking act of selfishness – on a trip to Italy. Elegantly directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, it’s a study of the ways we refine our memories as we age, moulding them until they take a shape we can live with. Complex, gripping and clever.
Apple TV+, from Friday 11 October
