Conversations with Friends

...et firkantsdrama, hvor relationerne mellem et ægtepar og to yngre veninder/ekskærester skaber bølgeskvulp i alle parters liv og indbyrdes forhold.

With erotic and interpersonal tension that builds slowly over time, this languorous and quite sexy drama moves at a deliberate pace that some viewers will find glacial, others, naturalistic.

Based on Rooney’s debut novel (Normal People was her second), “Conversations with Friends” puts us right back in the campus of Trinity College Dublin...

... Rooney’s stories offer more than just repressed horny Irish people who lack basic communication skills. She crafts brilliant observations on human relationships and personality...

Sally Rooney adaptation revels in the unspoken.

Based on Rooney’s debut novel (Normal People was her second), “Conversations with Friends” puts us right back in the campus of Trinity College Dublin...

The actors all turn in fine performances, making the most of what they have been given.

It’s still a notch or two above your average romantic drama and offers some smart emotional insight along the way...