'A triumphant portrait of father-daughter relationships, made better by the dazzling duo of Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio.' Read beastobsessed's review of Aftersun:
, Sofia Coppola’s similar ode to father-daughter relationships. But herein lies the joy of hanging out with dads: There’s no rhyme or reason to what they do, no well-adjusted schedule, no three-act structure. Dads come with ups and downs, just like adolescence, a tumultuous ride that Wells captures perfectly in its looseness.reads like a book of short essays all themed around one trip to Turkey.
But the most tender moments of the film are those between Sophie and Calum together, especially ones seen through the nostalgic lens of old camcorder tapes. Corio and Mescal actualize a stunningly real relationship together, their chemistry as father and daughter dotted with every detail imaginable. Sophie wants to paint the walls at her father’s place yellow. He obliges, sort of, but accuses her of roping him into something to which her mother wouldn’t agree. Sophie simply giggles in response.
Until he isn’t. We don’t know the exact backstory of how 30-year-old Calum became such a young father, but it’s certainly not bright. Glimpses arise in the way he talks about his and Sophie’s uncertain future together, his empty monetary promises for voice lessons, and the fact that all the other kids but Sophie seem to have access to all-inclusive wristbands. Instead of buying Sophie one of the wristbands, Calum opts for a pricey Turkish rug.
Instead, Sophie conveys her complex feelings for her father in much more implicit ways. Sophie likes looking at the sky, for example, because it’s the same cloudy day that her dad is seeing: “Even though we’re not together, we kind of are in a way,” she says, lounging on a pool chair. “We’re both under the same sky. So, together.”’s quick hour-and-a-half runtime, tears pressed against my eyelids, never quite falling all the way. My throat hurt from holding back the constant urge to cry.
There’s this feeling that’s hard to describe, which this film perfectly taps into. It’s the feeling you get when you’re saying goodbye to someone you believe you’ll see again soon, but you’re still sad you’ll have to leave their side for a bit of time. It’s not a feeling that’s heavy enough to cry over—it’s not like someone’s just died—but you can’t get over the fact that you’ll be alone, without them, after spending so much time with them. The ending ofemits this specific grief.
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