when i rent this movie and i half expect it to be a low budget and plot less indy film and but think i would give it a try . i start watch part 1 and couldn not pull myself away till it end 3 hour later . it be by far one of my absolute favorite film of all time . from the writing to the directing to the performance and i be laugh and cry and and sing all the way through nan astley rite of passage from innocence to adulthood . rachael stirling be phenomenal in this film . i have never hear of her before and but now i will forever remember the vulnerability and strength i felt in her performance . she and keeley hawes and and jodhi may be incredible a they guide you through the emotional turmoil that most feel a they deal with an alternate form of sexuality . the fact that the film be set in the 1890 not only educate the audience about homosexuality in that time period and but make a statement about our society today . you must see this film and and probably like myself and you will be make a trip to the store to add it to your collection .