We went to Saltburn last night. It was packed. I’m afraid I enjoyed it very much – a cross between The Go-Between and The Draughtsman’s Contract, but much more gothic than either, more decadent, and more over-the-top. I particularly admired the way that Drayton House was used for much of the film, an appropriately ripe set of English baroque interiors, especially brilliant in the scene of Oliver’s arrival at the front door, but also in the many scenes of the garden with statuary by John Nost playing a prominent part in the background.
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 
Don’t be afraid of enjoying it. It was brilliant fun. Though it didn’t make the BAFTA Best Film longlist against stiff competition. It is on the Best British. Voting closed at 18.00 this evening.
A popular, more than a critical success, I guess. Charles
What is this “afraid”? Puritanism? Snobbery?!