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Aftersun

Aftersun

2022
Drama
1h 42m
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.

Aftersun

2022
Drama
1h 42m
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Avg Percentile 67.5% from 1220 total ratings

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Rated 11 Nov 2022
80
67th
A slice of life film that does a good job of giving us a glimpse at the relationship between father and daughter, at least in a short period of time. The father hides some things, the daughter is growing, but the dynamic feels organic. Explores loss and memories well. The finale is beautiful, both visually and musically. I didn't think I liked this that much but then realized afterward that it was subtly fucking me up the entire time. Not perfect, but very real.
Rated 20 Feb 2023
88
95th
OK, that's at least two favourite songs ruined forever. The desperation that gradually seeps into this film; can you understand, or even save, someone through memories of things you didn't understand at the time? Can you not try? Mescal and Corio are excellent, but the big selling point here is Wells telling the story with just enough happy, sun-soaked 90s nostalgia to catch us up in the tsunami of Too Late..
Rated 13 Oct 2022
73
70th
Aftersun is like re-filling those lost days that you wrote in your diary by imagining them. In your mind as you travel through time jumps, you hold on to the happy moments you have accumulated and wish those moments would last forever, or maybe you just look for a way to say goodbye. I really cried towards the end of the movie.
Rated 07 Dec 2022
73
80th
A retrospective study of someone's girlhood relationship with her father, over the course of a vacation together. It's more than just mood or nostalgia, but nor does it try to lump all its pieces together into a single statement or build them linearly toward a single climax. It's all about the multitude of different, generally fond memories, which detail the relationship, and I think it's done very convincingly.
Rated 23 Nov 2022
86
90th
A poetic look back to the 1990s, one's childhood, and relationships with parents. I don't know whether because I had the exact same holiday with my father just after my parents divorced, in the summer of 1990 when the World Cup in Italy was on, but this film had a profound effect on me. I think it owes this to the masterful directing of Charlotte Wells, the exquisitely natural acting of Corio and Mescal and the impeccably graceful production design of our precious Billur Turan.
Rated 17 Feb 2023
90
92nd
I didn't think I would buy Mescal as a young father, but then he had a t-shirt tucked into shorts. One of those rare films that sticks with you, and continues to grow after viewing. Really uses the medium to examine memory and loss in a way that feels natural.
Rated 22 Nov 2022
83
67th
At its best a beautiful and sad depiction of looking back on childhood and seeing events in a new light with the emotional intelligence that comes naturally with adulthood. I can’t tell if me being left wanting more is the fault of the movie itself or just the hype surrounding it. Corio and Mescal are superb.
Rated 20 Dec 2023
85
80th
I have to marvel at the amount of sheer raw talent of all involved here in turning something as inherently horrible as British people vacationing at an all inclusive resort in the late 90’s into a work of art. Amazing achievement.
Rated 03 Sep 2023
96
99th
Haunting, devastating. Helped by what is pretty much a flawless soundtrack, and for me at least the most nostalgically evocative one ever. After sitting with it for a few days I think this is the best film I've seen of the last ten years or so.
Rated 15 Feb 2023
97
94th
It’s been a good while since a film effected me this deeply. Depression’s a bitch. This might not be for everyone, but I think Paul Mescal and Charlotte Wells captured mental illness really, really well. The two leads are exceptional, and I think the POV was fascinating, even if it made the movie feel a tad slow at times. It’s got a good budget and beautiful cinematography like most A24 features, it’s very down-to-earth, and the final frame has stuck with me for days. I thought this was amazing.
Rated 08 Feb 2023
95
97th
Perhaps the best film of 2022, I watched this without knowing anything about it, which is important because I felt even the little synopsis is a spoiler. The movie itself makes you think that something bad is going to happen to a character throughout, which adds a lot of tension, and then turns that on its head. It's just a beautiful film, an amazing feature debut for Wells, and an amazing debut acting performance by Corio. Thoughtful, raw, heartbreaking, and real.
Rated 01 Feb 2023
80
81st
oh life, is bigger
Rated 22 Jan 2023
85
87th
A lovely and quietly devastating mixture of memory and home videos to capture both a father-daughter relationship and the nuances of depression. Both performances in this two-hander and phenomenal. Paul Mescal really sells the fake smiles and the work it takes to pretend he is happy for the sake of his daughter. Really remarkable.
Rated 13 Jan 2023
65
20th
mubi vb.lerinin aylarca dünyanın en harika filmiymiş gibi reklamını yaptıgı ama aslında iyi bir film olmayan izlemeyenin hiçbir şey kaybetmeyecegi sıkıcı bir film. sanırım lobi faaliyetleri artık bu seviyeye geldi sıradan filmleri yılın fimi gibi pazarlıyorlar 2023 filmi
Rated 26 Dec 2022
90
86th
Aftersun is the type of film that is intentionally left ambiguous and, if you let it wash over you, it can hit all kinds of nerves. It's a poignant portrait of a father-daughter relationship that touches lightly on many adult themes, but through the eyes of a child. The performances are pitch perfect and the unflinching and often haunting photography feels raw and real. A stunning debut by Charlotte Wells.
Rated 19 Nov 2022
65
38th
Aftersun’s ultimate arrival-point is really strong; enough so that it made me think more highly of everything that preceded it. There’s an intentional distancing effect at play here that’s appropriate for its poignant theme but causes the film to feel quite cold most of the time. And even if that’s kind of the point, it wasn’t quite enough to sustain me for its 90-minute runtime. Ultimately, it’s the payoff to Wells’ melancholic debut that I’ll be thinking about far more than the build-up to it.
Rated 06 Nov 2022
69
71st
On the one hand, a mood picture, capturing the daily, slow, fading-sun aspect of a holiday in long, boring takes and inconsequential musings, brought about by approaching puberty. On the other hand, a remembrance about a very specific subject, which accumulates in force until it becomes unbearable. Wells integrates herself into the film, and instead of letting the characters slowly fade into the dramatic distance, she turns the story into an autobiographical revelation.
Rated 25 Oct 2022
95
97th
Subtle and delicate whisper of a movie. Semi-autobiographical debut from an incredible talent.
Rated 30 Mar 2023
100
99th
"I'll just record it in my little mind camera" says Sophie. This is a masterpiece that does an amazing job of recreating hazy childhood memories that are just out of reach. It makes me say "I wish it was me who made this film." "Aftersun understands that closing the inevitable distance between yourself and the ones who raised you is a never-ending pursuit. But every step is a powerful chance to dance with the impossible," wrote Atlantic's Shirley Li. I am proud of dancing this painful dance.
Rated 12 Mar 2023
95
96th
Wonderfully tender. Lets you do the heavy lifting in terms of narrative. Kept waiting for a big reveal or shocker or twist (mostly based on how I heard people talk about it beforehand) and then the movie ended leaving me to realize the twist happens before the movie even starts. Excellent introspective film about not knowing the people we think we know and the way we can look back on our past and interactions especially with video.
Rated 02 Mar 2023
70
48th
no wonder i cant connect, i fucking hate my dad.
Rated 15 Feb 2023
75
76th
This was a weird experience. There is nothing much going on in this movie, to the point of feeling somewhat repetitive. Yet, as the movie progresses, I could understand the father, little by little, in a very subtle manner. I generally do not see a movie more than once, but I think I would love to see it again one day in the future.
Rated 15 Feb 2023
35
20th
Yes, it is charming, true, soft. And also extremely boring.
Rated 10 Feb 2023
91
89th
Estava achando o filme bem bom, mas quando chegou na sequência de Under Pressure o filme ficou brilhante num tanto que ninguém nunca mais vai poder usar essa música em cinema porque foi aposentada alí. Chorei para um caralho. Na Mubi.
Rated 21 Jan 2023
78
72nd
A quiet, slow burn. Let it sink in and devastate you. I didn't realize how much it affected me until I was humming "Tender" and thinking about the age at which I discovered my parents were emotional beings, too.
Rated 16 Jan 2023
85
74th
Pretty good portrait of a flawed father-daughter relationship. Great camera work and acting. However, at times, it felt like that Wells was trying too hard to make this movie artsy. Sometimes the relationship was captured in a very organic way, but sometimes the style wasn't fitting well. I have mixed feelings about this. Probably need a rewatch.
Rated 14 Jan 2023
50
48th
yani abi bu kadar abartılı övülen ne vardı tam olarak ben anlamadım. rezil bir film kötü bir film demiyorum ama övgünün nedeni neydi yani bu kadar çok. klişenin klişesi bir konu mu?
Rated 08 Jan 2023
98
99th
It broke me.
Rated 03 Jan 2023
75
61st
I believe it has a genuin hart but it is, unfortunately, trying to be Art. Also the girl is a bit overcasted: she is an angel, but who is an angel? Paul Mescal is really good and it IS a heartbreaking story if you push the arty stuff a bit to the side.
Rated 11 Dec 2022
88
84th
Heartbreakingly beautiful.
Rated 07 Dec 2022
8
92nd
Beautifully crafted-the editing, sound track, camera work-and profoundly subtle and moving acting from the two lead characters, portrays a picture of a strong, loving but ultimately flawed father-daughter relationship.
Rated 10 Oct 2022
64
60th
This melts you from inside.
Rated 20 Nov 2024
80
26th
It explores memory,loss and the complexities of a father-daughter relationship. And also Paul Mescal :)
Rated 07 Sep 2024
89
92nd
just devastating
Rated 25 Jun 2024
71
33rd
All the hallmarks of a good A24 melancholia, it definitely lingers, and sat with me. But it could use a bit more character or plot context to give more impact to the underlying themes.
Rated 24 Jun 2024
78
72nd
I wasn't getting much out of it for the first half (I found it too placid for its own good), but it started creeping up on me more in the second half and did ultimately land with its full emotional heft by the close. Mescal really is great in this; one of the more authentic portrayals of depression I've seen, the way he tries so hard to hide it until he just can't anymore, the way both bad and good things can each shatter him in his precarious state, it's so real it hurts
Rated 07 Mar 2024
93
98th
Tender, real and lasting. Both actors are as perfect as can be. So evocatively filmed I felt the Turkish sun on my skin and the swimming pool water enveloping me in the cinema. The first time I saw it, it was a bit too cerebral for me to fully emotionally succumb to it but over time and repeat viewings I have. Every rewatch, I can go back and relive that summer holiday with them and it feels like being able to go back and relive your own memories.
Rated 14 Feb 2024
70
51st
This was a film that was more interesting to think about afterwards than it was to watch. I can do without watching someone smoking, paragliders or stirred up mud to add to the running time. However, any viewer of a film that "doesnt provide all the answers" means that they fill in the gaps based on their own experience, and to me, the desperation of a break up, loss of access a child, guilt, lack of money etc can readily lead to suicidal tendancies. imo, Callum ended his life soon after this
Rated 11 Jan 2024
40
13th
Maybe I'm not depressed enough to like this.
Rated 08 Jan 2024
50
9th
I felt like the scenes were a bit over-extended. Some just drag on without purpose. I like slow movies but usually, all scenes have a purpose. Maybe this one is just not for me.
Rated 16 Dec 2023
85
82nd
Queen's 'Under Pressure' will never sound the same to me after watching this film.
Rated 19 Nov 2023
90
0th
Slow moving with main characters exhibiting an exceptional chemistry. Interactions can be interpreted from a unique perspective through both a child's and adult's eyes. Heart breaking ending.
Rated 25 Oct 2023
80
81st
Calum: "And there's this feeling, once you leave where you're from, like, where you grew up, that, um, you don't totally belong there again."
Rated 02 Sep 2023
66
68th
Memorable, particularly a moment near in the end in the nightclub
Rated 31 Aug 2023
7
62nd
Beautiful film and a topic that deserves more exploration. I like Mescal, but I didn't find him a convincing dad - it felt like he was holding something back.
Rated 21 Aug 2023
40
32nd
I was very unsatisfied by this movie.
Rated 19 Aug 2023
97
99th
Wells writes absence, and an ignorance perhaps intimate to all, onto the screen. We only really join her until about an hour after the screening.
Rated 23 Jul 2023
78
47th
"There's this feeling, once you leave where you grew up, that you don't totally belong there again."
Rated 03 Jul 2023
10
0th
lgbt content alert
Rated 28 Jun 2023
75
38th
Didn't resonate with me as it has with other people. A good film but not a great one.
Rated 14 Jun 2023
80
68th
We almost inevitably come to the realization that our parents were adults just like we are too late to benefit from that knowledge. Both of my parents have been dead for many years, and I've come to realize that most of my knowledge of who they were at my age comes from the perspective of a child.
Rated 18 May 2023
65
47th
This at times just goes through the motions. It also hides what it's on about until quite late (at least to me), so that I couldn't really find a way to connect to it.
Rated 11 May 2023
65
56th
Le film montre un homme en train de pleurer sans vraiment nous donner plus de pistes. Sa fille semble mieux comprendre que nous. J'ai du mal à comprendre aussi pourquoi sa vie semble si triste, basée sur des vacances de quelques jours dont la plupart des journées ne sont pas été très mouvementées. Son père n'a pas chanté avec elle, c'est si dramatique que ça ? A côté de ça, il y a un acteur solaire qui s'appelle Paul Mescal et il arrive à sauver un peu cette intrigue superflue et monotone.
Rated 17 Apr 2023
86
94th
Beautifully captures the experience of its young main character and the heartbreaking implications of the things that are happening around her.
Rated 22 Mar 2023
80
71st
Film çok derin, saklı duygular barındırıyor ve bu hissiyat film bittikten sonra da canlı kalıyor. (Belki de filmdeki karakterlerle, kendi hayatlarında yaşadıklarıyla paralel özdeşleşme kurabilenler için böyledir, bilemiyorum.) Yalnız şunu belirtmeden geçemeyeceğim; Türkiye filmde yansıtıldığı kadar medeni bir ülke değil. Ve bir de: "Çok mu dertsiz duruyorum uzaktan bakınca? Çok mu kalender sandınız dert anlatmayınca?"
Rated 09 Mar 2023
9
94th
“Aftersun” is a true gem of a film that manages to capture the beauty within the mundane moments of life. Charlotte Wells’ debut feature is an honest and emotionally resonant story that draws from her own experiences with her father, exploring the dynamics of a paternal relationship without ever resorting to clichés. Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio deliver marvelous performances as a father and daughter duo on a summer holiday to Turkey.
Rated 06 Mar 2023
79
59th
Distinctive, hazily subjective spin on the coming-of-ager – an inability to escape the familiarity of genre beats and an oddly dissociative feel due to the removed point of view is somewhat counterbalanced by a genuinely insightful portrait of a child who sees a parent through their own filter, now and then, and the difficulties in reconciling the dueling perspectives. Haunting needle drops that should be cliched at this point, but made fresh and distinct by Wells’ particular point of view.
Rated 27 Feb 2023
85
86th
Excellent character building and narration that leaves room for interpretation. Beautifully shot.
Rated 22 Feb 2023
4
77th
Beautiful, sad and subtle.
Rated 17 Feb 2023
80
86th
Mescal is really good and Corio is just magnificient in her screen debut. So natural.
Rated 11 Feb 2023
85
75th
The 'family holiday' is such a rich seam for investigating human values, memory and love. This film mines this seam deeply and the young Frankie Corio is just great!
Rated 05 Feb 2023
40
3rd
Suchanothingmovielol+X2
Rated 02 Feb 2023
75
77th
I'm not sure if there's enough of a narrative to justify the length of a movie here, and some of the scenes drove me a bit crazy (the chaotic flashing club scenes that went on for so long, but maybe there was intention there), but when viewed as a whole it's a very touching, subtle story, that lingered with me after seeing it. It might be frustrating to watch if you're expecting an eventful plot full of twists and revelations, but it's genuinely heartfelt in what it portrays.
Rated 01 Feb 2023
7
58th
From an audiovisual approach, it's refreshing watching a filmmaker experimenting with technical elements such as framing, shot transitions and sound editing, but when replaying the film in my head, it felt like its impactful approach wasn’t complemented sufficiently by a script played too close to its chest in which, well, very little happens. Produced by Barry Jenkins, comparisons to Moonlight are inevitable in terms of parent-child dynamic and the main character grappling with his/her past.
Rated 28 Jan 2023
82
88th
A24 have redeemed themselves in my eyes with this
Rated 26 Jan 2023
100
98th
they`ll probably feel a great sadness. but i`d also like them to come away knowing that that memory is a very powerful thing, and it`s warm.
Rated 22 Jan 2023
65
61st
Cute and heartfelt, but also not that different from the usual arthouse slice of life drama we see every year. A bit overrated, but still pretty good.
Rated 15 Jan 2023
84
92nd
"This is our last dance."
Rated 12 Jan 2023
66
39th
Hang on, hang on sweet memory...
Rated 11 Jan 2023
90
88th
Aftersun's incredible atmosphere perfectly encapsulates the melancholy as well as the beauty of childhood memory.Wonderful chemistry between the two excellent leads,amazing camerawork and editing make for an emotional experience that leaves you fulfilled but seeking answers at the same time.Queen's Under Pressure has never been used better.
Rated 09 Jan 2023
42
22nd
This is the movie that the internet has been raving about? I don't get it. It's too slow and subtle, too simple. It's relatable of course, and I think that's the point, but it doesn't land. There is little rewatchability factor. I don't hate it, I'm just disappointed.
Rated 08 Jan 2023
10
2nd
Baba-kız, ebeveyn, çocuk, tatil, Türkiye, otel SPOILER tatil kesitlerinden oluşuyor, bir kolaj gibi, konusu yok, izlemesi zor.
Rated 08 Jan 2023
80
79th
This is a film about childhood holidays and nostalgia, primarily. It mostly depicts the main character's first (or one of their first?) summer holidays abroad with her father at a club resort. It has quite a dreamy, escapist feel. I liked hearing the songs played on the radio/tannoy in the background (Under Pressure by Queen being one example) - indeed it made me think about the summer holidays I took when I was much, much younger.
Rated 07 Jan 2023
7
49th
Needed a defter hand to stick the landing. But a good debut.
Rated 06 Jan 2023
100
98th
1 Baba kız hikayesi. Erken yaşta evlenip kız çocuğu olan babanın hikayesini izliyoruz. 11 yaşına yeni giren kızının, Ölüdeniz'de geçirdiği tatilini izliyoruz. Baba kız arasında geçen sevgi, ilerleyen zamanlarda kırgınlık ve umutsuzluğa doğru yol alıyor. Paul Mescal çok iyi. Yavaş yavaş etkiliyor. Aynı gerçek hayat gibi. Charlotte Wells'e alkış. Filmin sonunda, Under Pressure. Gamsız hayat herkese başka sunar kahpe oyunlarını.
Rated 01 Jan 2023
83
75th
audiovisual 85 acting 85 overall feeling 78 avg ~83
Rated 29 Dec 2022
4
72nd
the last shot will haunt for a long time - like all the air left my body all at once. the restraint in the elipses and silence makes you sink.
Rated 29 Dec 2022
92
88th
The relationship between a depressed dad and his daughter. She is going on summer vacation in Turkey with him and having fun. Her dad is divorced and doing a lot of meditation. The general picture shows him sad and a bit suicidal.
Rated 25 Dec 2022
70
41st
I cottoned on to what was happening way too late, so it didn’t really hit me emotionally. Nice movie though
Rated 23 Dec 2022
60
45th
The photography is really well done despite some slow moments, Frankie Corio is excellent, and the climactic fusion of the dance and the party is pretty touching. Charlotte Wells relies on realistic, small and occasionally far from adulatory moments in her depiction of the protagonists and their relationship, an approach that is not without some merit yet perhaps doesn't allow the character development of a meatier story, with the abrupt ending reinforcing the feeling that something is missing.
Rated 19 Dec 2022
75
45th
I wanted to like this more. I really like how it's stylized with all of these great little bits of cinematography. Frankie Corio is absolutely fantastic. It's just the Slice of Life genre is hard for me to like sometimes. Aftersun is just too subtle and kinda slow for my tastes. It feels like it's building towards something, but when that moment comes it's just too short and abstract. Still I recommend seeing it and judging for yourself. You can tell tons of love and craft went into making it.
Rated 22 Nov 2022
1
8th
Rated 11 Nov 2022
85
84th
For those of us who enjoy being steeped in heart-wrenching melancholy. It's small story told with careful and constantly inventive direction. Paul Mescal shares his wounds with such empathy that I spent the rest of the night with moist eyes. Gonna have to keep an eye out for Charlotte Wells.
Rated 09 Nov 2022
80
72nd
A curious, tender depiction of depression. Past, future, and imagined realms woven together to reach some kind of understanding of the absurdity of life. The first half maybe feels a bit too slight, but I highly suspect it will be a completely new film on rewatch.

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