Aftersun
This article contains references to suicide.
It also introduced debut director Charlotte Wells as one of the most exciting new voices in filmmaking.
Aftersunwas named the best film of 2022 inSight and Sounds end-of-year poll.
Throughout the film, Calum never outright tells the audience hes depressed, but its heavily insinuated.
Under the strobe lights, she catches glimpses of Calum dancing amongst the crowd.
As she tries to get closer to him, she keeps getting pushed away.
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When she finally reaches him, the two embrace, but he quickly slips out of her grasp.
Likewise, the lyrics “Can’t we give ourselves one more chance?
/ Why can’t we give love that one more chance?”
Aftersun is a 2022 drama directed by Charlotte Wells. The film follows a young girl named Sophie who reflects on a vacation she took with her father, Calum, twenty years earlier. Through a series of memories, Sophie attempts to reconcile the loving father she knew with the unresolved aspects of their relationship. Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio star in this introspective exploration of memory and familial connection.
This mirrors Calum trying to hide his depression from Sophie.
However, the song is also about relationships and people having compassion for one another.
Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio star in this introspective exploration of memory and familial connection.
