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Director Alison Maclean’s edge aesthetic gets sharper: described by the New Yorker as having a “big messy emotional talent”, she is thrilled that audiences are connecting with the romance rather than the wierdness. But don’t expect the acclaim to have crushed her visual sensibility: “When Alison Maclean is behind the camera, the middle of the road is a dangerous place to be …”