52 Films by Women Vol 5. 29a. LOVE SARAH (Director: Eliza Schroeder)
Contains spoilers The Notting Hill-set inspirational drama, Love Sarah , is about the restorative power of baking. Not just any old puff pastry but baking that reminds you of home. It is also about family. Not just any family but one where your mother’s best friend could be your aunt, your mother’s ex-lover could be your dad, your nan is a line of credit and your nan’s new boyfriend is an inventor who can create a circuit – that’s an electrician, right? Yet the film, written by Jake Brunger, produced by Rajita Shah and directed by Eliza Schroeder is made with care and attention. It may not seem like real life but (these days) what does? Shelley Conn plays Isabella, who is standing outside the shop in Golborne Road, Notting Hill frantically phoning her best friend and business partner Sarah (Candice Brown) who is cheerfully cycling along the scenic roads of London – going the wrong way past St James Park if my geography is correct. Isabella is asking, ‘where are you?’ Meanwhil...