Film Review: Grant is deliciously reptilian as a narcissistic patriarch in The Lesson

The Lesson revolves around a narcissistic patriarch whose only firmly held belief is that, as he ominously says, "it’s only ever about the writing".
Richard E Grant as celebrated novelist JM Sinclair in The Lesson. Picture: Anna Patarakina

Richard E Grant as celebrated novelist JM Sinclair in The Lesson. Picture: Anna Patarakina

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023 - 17:00
Declan Burke

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