Amores Improváveis

...take a big old bulldozer to every corner of modern life.

...has the structure and ingredients of romantic comedy but turns everything on its head.

...deliciously dark and deadpan anti-romcom.

So a fully-formed director, a forcefully original writer and a brilliant performer – on the evidence of Rare Beasts, Ms Piper might be one of the most exciting big screen talents to emerge from the UK for some time.

Piper is mesmerizing in the lead role, one of bemusement, anger, and disorientation.