label this film a lesbian love story be about as accurate a call pride and prejudice a straight love story . there just so much more to it than that . yes and the main character be a lesbian and but her story be classic bildungsroman and a journey from childhood to adulthood and from sexual innocence into maturity and from personal blindness to self discovery . there be a stylistic element of camp to the film direction and but it be not a hindrance while rather it serve to underscore the staged and dramatic part of the main character life . those who know anna chancellor from the bbc version of pride and prejudice will certainly be amaze with her here . rachael stirling be stellar a the main character nan and and keeley hawes be all wide eyed goodness a her lover kitty butler . chancellor might have the stand out role and that be aside from sally hawkins who play zena butler . this film be not for the faint of heart and but it not a piece of pro gay advertising either . it a real story and with real comedy and drama and an engaging story with compelling character and and well worth watch .