but so did french director claire denis' altogether more adventurous high life, in which robert pattisonng further from what's getting nearer... but my own personal favourite was aniara, an astonishing existential adventure adapted from an epic poem by swedish nobel laureate harry martinson. i saw echoes of solaris and silent running in this tale of a transporter ship travelling from a ravaged earth to mars which gets knocked off course, leaving its passengers to unravel as deep space beckons. down to earth and closer to home, 2019 proved a remarkable year for british film—makers, with a string of home—grown projects giving us some of the highlights of the year. ladies and gentlemen, rose—lynn harlan! music plays # and i lost my mind somewhere in mexico... in april, jessie buckley earned her musical spurs in wild rose, a tale of a single mother living in glasgow but dreaming of travelling to nashville to find fame and fortune as a country singer. # ..on my side... # and i think it's going to be a long, long time... in may, dexter fletcher's rocketman channelled the spirit of ken russell