Contributions from Lydia Figes | Little White Lies

Contributor Lydia Figes

Animated characters, a man and a woman, in an emotional interaction. Warm tones of orange and blue predominate.
Review

Charlotte

by Lydia Figes

The artist Char­lotte Salomon, who died in the Holo­caust, receives a long-over­due biog­ra­phy through this inven­tive ani­mat­ed film.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in hat and coat, woman in blue dress, holding white cat in front of tree.
Review

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

by Lydia Figes

Bene­dict Cum­ber­batch is elec­tric in Will Sharpe’s tumul­tuous por­trait of a cat lover extra­or­di­naire, sup­port­ed by a stel­lar cast.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women reclining on a bed, wearing green and white blouses.
In Praise Of

Me Without You and the toxic female friendship

by Lydia Figes

San­dra Goldbacher’s com­ing-of-age dra­ma from 2001 pow­er­ful­ly por­trays the per­ils of female intimacy.
Elderly couple in bedroom, sitting on bed under framed artwork
Review

Mrs Lowry & Son

by Lydia Figes

Vanes­sa Red­grave and Tim­o­thy Spall play moth­er and son in Adri­an Noble’s biog­ra­phy of LS Lowry.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two young women lying on a green fabric, one wearing a shimmering silver top and the other a blue and white floral dress, cuddled together in a warm embrace.

Animals offers a different kind of Millennial counter-narrative

by Lydia Figes

The fear of grow­ing up is brought into sharp focus in Sophie Hyde’s poignant and fun­ny tale of female friendship.
Young woman holding a microphone on stage, wearing a plaid dress and looking pensive.
Long Read

In defence of funny women

by Lydia Figes

Female-dri­ven come­dies such as The Mar­vel­lous Mrs Maisel and Fun­ny Cow are chal­leng­ing archa­ic notions about women on screen.