Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play a middle-aged couple facing an existential crisis in Supernova, a poignant portrait of love in autumn from young British writer-director Harry Macqueen.
Firth and the London-based Tucci have been friends for years, notching up several shared screen credits already. Their easy chemistry is a strong selling point for Macqueen's second feature, which world premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival this week.
More worthy effort than heartbreaking triumph, it should gain further festival traction (with London up next in October) and modest theatrical interest based on its two headline stars, its universal themes and its admirably understated depiction of same-sex romance.
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