However, what Samuel Abrahams has crafted with his debut feature, Lady, is anything but exhausting. Somehow filmed in over just two weeks in the middle of winter at Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk, Lady is an organic, wacky, riotous comedic treasure that, underneath all of its sensationally self-deprecatingly British humour, has a surprisingly huge heart.
Sian Clifford is phenomenal as Isabella – aristocracy’s answer to the Kardashians, she claims. She’s an impossibly wealthy, highly eccentric and superbly self-centred British aristocrat, who, longing for the spotlight and terrified of remaining unknown, has hired a camera crew to document her newfound artistic evolution (though she’s not entirely sure what her talent is yet) – a film that will eventually culminate in her winning the "Stately Stars" talent competition, an annual contest hosted at her manor. It’s a competition for children, but of course, Isabella pays no mind to that.
It quickly becomes apparent that Netflix aren’t actually on board with the film. In fact, they’ve got absolutely no idea who Isabella is. But soon, one surreal, magical moment gets Sam thinking that they might still have some cinematic gold on their hands…
Beautiful in its cinematography, with Somerleyton Hall providing the perfect, picturesque background for Isabella’s whimsical lifestyle, the film’s cast is pocket-sized, with Clifford, Kynaston and The Sarah Jane Adventures alum Juliet Cowan as Isabella’s amiable housekeeper Becky carrying much of the film between them. And while the performances are solid all around, Clifford is a real tour de force in a film that requires her to be so present, working within such a tight, fast-paced script.
View oEmbed on the source websiteOf course, the nature of the fake doc format has its own hurdles, and there are moments in the film that might find you questioning ‘Why on Earth are they still filming this?’. Equally, there are occasions that the film gets carried away with its own incongruity. Yet, what emerges from Lady is in equal parts a peculiar and unexpectedly tender tale of humanity and grief that, with some great performances, gorgeous visuals and sharp direction, really does work.
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