My daughter’s top ten films and books, aged 20
Song of the Sea, up from No.7 last year.
Top 10 Films
1. Song of the Sea (Moore, 2014)
2. All of Us Strangers (Haigh, 2023)
3. The Eternal Daughter (Hogg, 2022)
4. The Garden (Jarman, 1990)
5. Blue Jean (Oakley, 2023)
6. Beau Travail (Denis, 1999)
7. Bait (Jenkin, 2019)
8. The Souvenir (Hogg, 2019)
9. Nimona (Bruno, 2023)
10. Petit Maman (Sciamma, 2021)
(Two films by Joanna Hogg, I note. My favourites by her are probably Exhibition – frequently hilarious – and Archipelago – one of just a few feature films shot on the Isles of Scilly.)
Top 10 Books
1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
2. I was Born for This by Alice Oseman
3. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
4. The Old Ways by Robert McFarlane
5. Circe by Madeline Miller
6. Love Letters: Vita and Virginia
7. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
8. Edward II by Christopher Marlowe
9. The Silver Book by Olivia Laing
10. Through the Billboard Promised Land Without Ever Stopping by Derek Jarman
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