Paul Mescal & ‘Aftersun’ Director Charlotte Wells on the Emotional Reaction to the Film | TIFF 2022
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- Writer/director Charlotte Wells and star Paul Mescal discussed their film ‘Aftersun’ at TIFF 2022.
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Paul Mescal & ‘Aftersun’ Director Charlotte Wells on the Emotional Reaction to the Film | TIFF 2022
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it's been nearly two weeks since I've seen "aftersun" in a local film festival (filmekimi) and there's not been a single day that I didn't think about it. it's definitely one of the films of my life.
Same here.
Same
It's definitely one of the films
completely agre
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I've never cried at a film like this. Starting at the last shot, I cried and sobbed for half an hour
Yes, got me too. Tried to distance myself, fortunately I had somebody to share it with, so did not take that long.
I went into this film expecting it to be about my relationship with my daughter but it was about the relationship with my dad. Indescribably tender, elegaic and just . . devastating. Few pieces of art will ever have captured this much love or grief.
I watch most of the Oscar films every year going back to 1992, I believe Paul Mescal deserves a nomination. Oddly, I felt I was on vacation with him and his daughter, it was so real, and didn't follow the "Hollywood" formula. A must see if you love Oscar films.
Fairly certain this is not a Hollywood movie, so not sure why it would follow a hollywood formula.
He actually did ... well deserved
He got it
i have never cried so hard after watching a film. i got no words neither can i just nearly express what i am feeling. speechless, man..
Me neither, the ending hit me like a tonne of bricks
While the ending is hauntingly sad for sure, I started crying way before that. It was the little things that got to me. Like the parasailers reflected in some kind of water (puddle? glass of water? I don't remember) underneath (foreshadowing what was about to come, in my eyes, anyway) or the time Calum crossed a street, not even minding the bus rushing past him a second later. What really got to me was that scene where he was in the bathroom brushing his teeth while Sophie talked to him from inside the bedroom, and something she said got to him and then he spit at the mirror. I started wailing uncontrollably hahaha. So much HATRED for himself portrayed in such a simple way. It gave me goosebumps. I would lie if I said that I didn't cry 3/4 of the film. It's a masterpiece and I applaud everyone who worked on it. When it ended, I knew that it would become my favourite film of all time, period.
We shared the same experience. The mirror spit scene was where I've started falling apart. After that I couldn't stop crying anymore
The mirror spit scene was also the most emotional scene for me !!
The mirror scene completely broke me, it portrayed him being disgusted over the fact that she might have inherited his mental illness too...and he hated himself for it...
Thank you for this movie... and for making me cry, under pressure broke me in the end
Charlotte Wells is a name we will hear about a lot
I think great films find you at the right time in your life. Some may find Aftersun boring or depressing, and others will find it powerful and meaningful. As a father to a daughter - this film hit me hard, and while it may be a cliche to say this, Aftersun is a masterpiece - the craft alone deserves praise.
I will take that apology charlotte wells! Bc that ending had me silently weeping. I made a mistake and brought my dad to the film too thinking it would be a nice bonding experience. But no, he called the movie strange and asked “why was the guy crying like a banshee? What for?”🤦♀️ at least I felt understood by the film and that will sadly have to be enough
This is why I don’t go with my dad to see films anymore
@@syncops834 lmaoo I'm sad for us but I'm also happy to not be alone in feeling alone
I get you too.
...my dad would fall asleep and snoar loudly when we watched movies. Even at cinema :/
Except Toy story, for some reason.
When the latest movie came I asked him if he wanted to go see it with me for old times sake. He had forgot that we even saw it and wasnt too thrilled :/
My dad would 100% have the same reaction and I would have immediately bristled in defense
To be honest, this comment is a poignant reflection of the whole film itself. At least what I took from it. Wow.
So I will say that I haven’t been able to cry a lot in the past few years for whatever reason it felt like as a kid I could cry easier and whenever I wanted, but man this movie hit me to my core like a train. I’m even tearing up just thinking about the film and the performances. An absolutely powerful, beautiful film and definitely one of my favorites of all time.
This film is very easy to relate to, particualrly if you have, or are, an older sibling. The closeness of the characters in this film is so vivid
She looks JUST like a young Isabella Rossellini wowwww
Beautiful woman, and so gentle. I'm so looking forward to this. My dad died last Xmas so bringing tissues. He kinda reared us when mum died early. I was 16. Love from parents stays with you for life. 🙏
i decided to watch the film in the afternoon and have been randomly bursting with tears the whole day every time i think about it
The film definitely is in my top 10 list of fave movies this year.
Oh wow. I watched this with a deep pit of dread and tension in my stomach. But I loved it. It evokes so many complicated feelings I can’t verbalize. All I know is I sobbed uncontrollably after the movie ended.
Terrific acting and directing!
First movie I’ve ever seen that I related to both the kid and adult
i think ive become slightly attached to this man and his smile..cuz i just feel for this dude in the movie. damn it was sad.
Not having a father growing up, I wonder if this film will make me feel more depressed, or feel a more friendly ache of melancholy?
Same with me, but I honestly think that it focuses your attention on my mom more as she served as both.
I've seen the film and the answer is both. It is extremely moving, and incredibly detailed. So at once we feel the loss deeply, but because it's so specific this remove from your experience will separate yourself from the film.
for me, I don't get the emotional reaction at all. The movie was super boring, nothing really happened.
@@funkyboodah congrats, u didn’t get it
@@funkyboodah not a parent then. You just didn't get it, which is ok
‘Twas a work of art 🖼️
Paul deserves the Oscar nomination
She doesnt have to feel apologetic!!! It's been healing me deeply!!!!!
this is the best film ive seen in years. ive cried from the first scene to last. and even watching this interview makes me cry......................... and my partner said: its really embaracing u r like that.... ahahah! charlotte goes so deep...........>!
Time to get a new partner I guess
Was going to see this at TIFF, kind of glad I held off because I'm not sure I'd want to be bawling in the midst of so many people... Lol :(
Something I'll never forgive myself for was being in a Film Festival, my short was official selection, and they had a "hangout spot" for all filmmakers, honestly there was a lot of directors I looked up to, but I felt very out of place, so I decided to sit on the only table that didn't have a lot of people, but two women. I asked if I could sit, they answered "of course", I didn't think anything of it. At that point Aftersun wasn't a huge deal and I couldn't watch it in that festival but about four months after, and that is probably still my favorite movie that year (along with Close), of course, then I realized, it was Charlotte Wells and Joi McMillon (editor of Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk). I did have the pleasure on talking briefly with Barry Jenkins, so small win for me lol.
I understand now the choice of casting the younf actress who played Sophie. She looks and sound like charlotte!
Paul really needs to be considered for Bond. Huge talent.
would be a waste of his talent.. I'd rather see him in more movies like this
I would not have enjoyed this film if I were watching it with anyone, especially parents. My dad's very emotional, it's my mom who is hard. But I know they would not have understood or enjoyed this movie. Please watch it alone and don't expect anyone to appreciate it like you do. This movie cuts deep and your friends/family criticizing it would cut deeper.
Exactly. I don't think I could survive watching it with sb and them finding it "boring"...have to say 1st time I watched it I didn't connect all the dots. But the 2nd watch completely broke me.
I though Wells was Scottish but she has a sort of American accent?!
She’s probably spent a large amount of time, living and working in the US. She still has pretty noticeable accent, it’s just much softer
Can still hear her Edinburgh accent in there
Very very American sounding. No many folk in Edinburgh sound like that!
Anyone who's seen Normal People knows that this nom was coming
Watching the fil was fine. The next day I was pretty much an emotional wreck.
Really has picked up the accent I’m not very long.
Paul Mescal just has a superpower to make audiences cry when he’s onscreen! 🥹