My Life So Far is a 1999 British film directed by Hugh Hudson, based on the memoirs of Denis Forman, a Scottish writer and broadcaster. The film is set in the early 1920s and centers on the Pettigrew family, who live on a rural Scottish estate, Kiloran. The matriarch of the family is the formidable eccentric, Gamma Macintosh (Rosemary Harris), a strong disciplinarian who rules the household with an iron fist. She lives with her daughter, Moira (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and her inventor husband, Edward (Colin Firth), who is obsessed with creating a flying machine.
The family also includes their ten-year-old son, Fraser (Robert Norman), and his older sister, Elspeth (Kelly Macdonald), who is at the age where she is beginning to attract the attention of suitors. As the story unfolds, a number of suitors come calling, including the dashing aviator, Morris Macintosh (Malcolm McDowell), who turns out to be Gamma's estranged son. His arrival sets off a chain of events that disrupts the family's carefully constructed daily life.
Meanwhile, Fraser becomes fascinated with Moira's sophisticated French fiancée, Heloise (Irene Jacob), and develops a crush on her. This, in turn, causes problems for the adults, who are confronted with their own repressed sexual desires and feelings.
The film is a nostalgic and heartwarming portrait of a family coming of age in a bygone era. It combines humour and drama to explore universal themes such as family, love, growing up, and coming to terms with the past. It received mixed reviews but was praised for its strong performances and beautiful cinematography.
