movie review for aftersun

In a way, "Aftersun" is an act of imaginative empathy. Sophie can now look at the things that child Sophie could not see. This once-removed point of view, this slightly distanced stance, gives the film its melancholy melody of an almost elegiac sweetness. In the present moment, all is sunshine and laughter, Calum and Sophie having ice cream ...

The relationship between a parent and a child is wired for heartbreak — a primal attachment headed for an inevitable double grief. Kids grow up and flee the nest. Parents die. It's the natural ...

Don't be fooled; Wells knows exactly what she's doing, and her storytelling is as precise as it is piercing. We meet young, separated father Calum ( Normal People 's Paul Mescal) and his 11 ...

At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye ...

Review: 'Aftersun,' one of the year's great debut films, is a piercing father-daughter story. Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in the movie "Aftersun.". Something odd happened to me during ...

C harlotte Wells makes a rather amazing feature debut in the Critics Week sidebar of Cannes with Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal and nine-year-old newcomer Francesca Corio, about a divorced dad and ...

'Aftersun' Review: Paul Mescal's Charisma Powers a Summer Vacation Portrait That Isn't as Sunny as It Seems Reviewed at British Film Institute, London, May 11, 2022. (In Cannes Film ...

Aftersun, the debut from Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells, is a dual portrait of a girl on the cusp of adolescence and a young man feeling adrift in adulthood, and it's a work of masterful and ...

Aftersun review: An astounding first feature that captures Paul Mescal at his most heart-wrenching Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells has made a movie that feels as if it's teetering on the edge ...

A24 releases the film in theaters on Friday, October 21. A stunning debut that develops with the gradual poignancy of a Polaroid, Charlotte Wells ' " Aftersun " isn't just an honest movie ...

The Bottom Line A memory piece with a powerful afterglow. Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week) Cast: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall. Director-screenwriter: Charlotte Wells ...

Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in Aftersun. Photograph: Sarah Makharine. The film is certainly open, and I have seen people bring many different kinds of experiences to it, but that was certainly ...

October 26, 2022 at 9:21 a.m. EDT. Frankie Corio, left, and Paul Mescal in "Aftersun." (A24) ( 3 stars) The fragile fabric of memory, rendered in both mist and digital media, is the subject of ...

On the surface, this is a simple story of an 11-year-old girl and her father taking a brief trip to Turkey for her birthday. He's a man young enough to be confused for her older brother but ...

For Wells, the territory of the human heart is all she needs to keep us smiling, nodding in recognition and then fighting back tears. "Aftersun" is a father-daughter story, based on Wells' life as ...

An unforgettable final 5 minutes. Cons. An overly languid pace. A meandering second act. Charlotte Wells' directorial debut, Aftersun, is an open-hearted, tender piece of filmmaking. It crackles ...

'Aftersun' review: Paul Mescal hits new heights in the best British movie this year. His latest is a moody, melancholic rumination on parenthood and the passage of time. 4. By James Mottram.

Aftersun Review. In the late 1990s, 30-year-old single father Calum (Mescal) takes his 11-year-old daughter Sophie (Corio) to a Turkish holiday resort for a rare trip together. Years later, an ...

Aftersun is one of the greatest depictions of depression and grief captured on film as it meditates on childhood, parenthood, and memory. Beautifully wrought with cinematography and score that play like a memory on loop. As the movie comes to its stunningly satisfying and emotional conclusion—perhaps one of the greatest final moments of a ...

Parents need to know that Aftersun is a slow-burning but brilliantly moving drama that focuses on mental health in men -- with themes around suicide -- and a daughter dealing with a difficult past. Sophie is independent as a child (Frankie Corio), and reflective as an adult (Celia Rowlson-Hall). Her father,….

Aftersun, the debut feature from writer/director Charlotte Wells, is seemingly split in two.There's the main plot: father Calum (Paul Mescal) and his daughter Sophie's (Frankie Corio) vacation to ...

Aftersun is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. ... Aftersun holds an approval rating of 96% based on 243 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. ... Pat Brown of Slant Magazine named the film's climactic "Under Pressure" sequence as one of the best movie scenes of 2022, ...

It's a darkly beautiful moment in a movie that offers a bracing portrayal of depression, grief, and regret via a dreamlike aesthetic. Why it got 4 stars: At the risk of overusing the word, Aftersun is a wonderfully delicate film. It gives us a look at a young girl on the verge of becoming a young woman and a man in the midst of a quiet mental ...

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May 16, 2024, 7:00 a.m. ET. IF. Directed by John Krasinski. Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy. PG. 1h 44m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Cast: Jeremiah Knupp, René W. Solomon, Cuyler Ballenger, Noah Carlson, Judah Carlson, Tim Carlson. Director, screenwriter: Roberto Minervini. 1 hour 28 minutes. His latest film, The Damned, is ...

Rather than just being a cameo, he's nicely central to a key emotional scene. While the best family flicks win over kids of all ages, "IF" is a film for grown-ups in PG dressing. The movie ...

IF: Directed by John Krasinski. With Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw. A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

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By Joshua Rothkopf Film Editor. May 15, 2024 9:28 PM PT. CANNES, France —. When Australia's George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his "Mad Max: Fury ...