Charlotte Wells, Paul Mescal discuss ‘Aftersun’ and its broader themes of reflection and memory

Charlotte Wells, Paul Mescal discuss ‘Aftersun’ and its broader themes of reflection and memory

Charlotte Wells (left); Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in a still from ‘Aftersun’ (right) | Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre and Sarah Makharine A young father, Calum Paterson [Paul Mescal], and his 11-year-old daughter Sophie Patterson [Frankie Corio], go on a one-week holiday to a Turkish resort. Set in the late 1990s, time freezes for both […]

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‘Aftersun’ movie review: Charlotte Wells’ stunning debut is a quiet rumination of the lost daughter

‘Aftersun’ movie review: Charlotte Wells’ stunning debut is a quiet rumination of the lost daughter

“Do you ever feel like you’ve just done a whole amazing day, and you come home tired and down, and it feels like your bones don’t work? They are just tired. Everything is tired. And you’re just sinking,” asks 11-year-old Sophie to her father Calum Paterson, on the eve of his 31st birthday. We get […]

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