Can You Ever Forgive Me

Based on a true story, this is a fascinating black comedy about failed biographer and 1990s serial literary forger Lee Israel.

Her career as an author had bombed and, desperate for money as all her contemporaries seemed to be getting huge advances, Israel found a new vocation: forging letters from stars and celebrities. She sold about 400 to credulous or cynical dealers before getting her collar felt by the authorities.

Melissa McCarthy is magnificent as the rude and bad-tempered main character, abetted by Richard E Grant as her lounge-lizard drinking buddy.

Adapted from Israel's own memoir, this Oscar and BAFTA nominated film is a witty and literate story of desperation and crooked creativity!