Who could not love a coming of age story in which the teenage heroine faces her emerging homosexuality, all the while facing down evangelical missionary parents? Especially parents unable to grasp her defiant sense of humor? The joy in this unusual British coming-of-age tale is the universality of her problems, even if her circumstances are highly unusual. As the defiant and sexually aggressive young woman, flame-haired Charlotte Coleman is a real find, being not merely talented but interesting. A little gem from 1990, this prickly and humorous flick draws forth a tangle of emotions amid sharp characterizations and terribly clever dialogue, doing justice to Jeanette Winterson\'s marvelous novel. Though this is almost four hours long, it isn\' t long enough. --Rochelle O\'Gorman
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