film review: A Common Thread

a film about embroidery?

One of us at least (and no prizes for guessing it wasn't Jason) was delighted to discover this beautiful film, A Common Thread.

Yes, really, a film about embroidery!

And it couldn't be more beautiful.

It's a deliciously slow, visually striking story of two very different women struggling with their own private experiences as stitch by stitch the boundaries between them unravel and the common threads running through their lives unite them.

And all of this is set against a backdrop of mouthwatering close up shots of intricate couture embroidery and stunning, tonal, poetic still life moments.

Go watch!