The Descendants (2011 Alexander Payne & co-scr)

Our sixth viewing of this melancholy film remains one of our favourites - the eclectic Hawaiian music certainly helps, and the acting is splendid by everyone (the moment when Amara Miller is told her mother is to die - done entirely visually by the way - is heartbreaking). Nat Faxon and Jim Rash wrote the first couple of drafts and focused more on Scottie, as the book had done (Kaui Hart Hemmings). Camerawork (Phedon Papamichael properly using the widescreen), editing (Kevin Tent) also outstanding.

The ending on the sofa is one of my favourite scenes in any film.

Clooney's running in this film is funny. Does he actually run like that, or is it a Coen Brothers run?