A Mindful Doorman

 

I recently watched Stephen Poliakoff’s outstanding films ‘Joe’s Palace’ and ‘Capturing Mary’, which become a trilogy through the addition of a prequel to the second, though for some reason this is buried in its special features. Now, I recognise that Poliakoff is not everyone’s cup of tea and certainly not anyone’s feel-good moviemaker, with the rather operatic tone he gives to his staging and the shadowy foreboding which hovers around his storylines.

 

But if you are up for it, thes...